Whoever gathers people to gamble or gamble for profit shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance and shall also be fined.
Whoever opens a casino shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also be fined;
If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined.
First, the main characteristics of illegal fund-raising:
1, illegally raising funds from the society (especially from unspecified objects) without the approval of the relevant regulatory authorities according to law.
Such as absorbing social funds without approval; Public and private issuance of stocks and bonds without approval.
The main harm of illegal fund-raising is to disrupt the social market economic order. Illegal fund-raising activities use high returns as bait to defraud funds, undermine the financial order and affect the healthy development of the financial market.
2. Promise to give investors a return on investment in the form of money, kind and equity within a certain period of time. Some lawless elements absorb funds by providing seedlings and other forms, and promise to pay returns by purchasing or underwriting products; Others absorb funds in the form of commodity sales and give returns in the form of promised leaseback, repurchase and transfer.
3. Cover up the purpose of illegal fund-raising in a legal form. In order to cover up their illegal purposes, criminals often sign contracts with the victims, pretending to be normal production and business activities, and maximizing the ultimate goal of defrauding funds.
Second, can gambling detention be visited?
1, public security management, judicial custody, family members can visit.
2, criminal detention, family members can not visit, but if there are important civil acts, with the consent of the detention center, you can pass documents and convey information.
3, criminal detention, in the investigation stage, the lawyer meets with the criminal suspect in custody, and the investigation organ can send personnel to be present according to the situation and needs of the case. The duty of lawyers in the investigation stage is only to provide legal advice, represent complaints and accusations, and meet with criminal suspects.
Legal basis: Article 303 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that anyone who gathers people to gamble or gamble for profit shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also be fined. Whoever opens a casino shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined.