Is it illegal to cheat online gambling?

It is not illegal to be cheated in online gambling, and it is illegal to participate in online gambling.

If the victim is deliberately misled by the criminal suspect because of cheating the parties, so that the victim wrongly disposes of his own property, the criminal responsibility of the criminal suspect can be investigated according to the crime of fraud. The victim can report the case to the local public security organ and provide all information about the transfer direction and the other party, so that the police can lock the suspect. After the court makes a judgment, the defrauded property will be returned to the deceived person.

Use the Internet, mobile communication terminals, etc. Transmitting gambling videos and materials and organizing gambling activities is an act of "opening a casino" under any of the following circumstances:

1, establish gambling sites and accept bets;

2. Establish gambling sites and provide it to others to organize gambling;

3. Acting for gambling sites and accepting bets;

4. Participate in the profit sharing of gambling sites.

Money used as a bet in gambling crimes, money exchanged for chips and money won through gambling belong to gambling funds. If a gambling crime is committed through the computer network, the number of points bet or won on the computer network can be multiplied by the actual amount represented by each point to determine the amount of gambling money. Gambling funds shall be recovered according to law, and gambling equipment, illegal gambling income and funds, means of transportation and communication specially used by gambling criminals shall be confiscated according to law.

legal ground

Criminal law of the people's Republic of China

Article 266 Whoever defrauds public or private property in a relatively large amount shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also, or shall only, be fined; If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, 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; If the amount is especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated. Where there are other provisions in this Law, such provisions shall prevail. Article 303 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.

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.