Will opening a chess room be investigated for criminal responsibility?
Anyone who opens a chess room knowing that others are gambling in it and fails to stop it, if the circumstances are serious, shall be investigated for criminal responsibility. China's criminal law stipulates that anyone who opens a casino shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or control, and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined. Article 303 of the Criminal Law: Whoever gathers people to gamble or gamble for profit as his occupation shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance and shall also be fined. Crime of opening a casino Whoever opens a casino shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years, criminal detention or control, 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. Whoever organizes People's Republic of China (PRC) citizens to participate in gambling outside the country (territory), if the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. Whoever opens a casino shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three 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 three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined.