If the violation of the criminal law constitutes a crime, the court shall, when deciding on the punishment for the criminal, impose a punishment according to the facts, nature and circumstances of the crime and the degree of harm to society, and in accordance with the relevant provisions. Different criminal offences have different judgments, which are influenced by many factors and need to be decided in combination with specific cases. If it is only a rumor and does not participate in profit sharing, it may not be treated as a crime. How long the sentence is depends on the specific circumstances. If you are arrested, you should entrust a lawyer to defend you.
The penalties for gambling are as follows:
1. 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;
2. Whoever 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;
3. 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 fined;
4. If it does not constitute a crime, it shall be punished by the public security organ.
To sum up, an accomplice suspected of keeping watch in a casino in gambling crimes shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years and may also be fined.
Legal basis:
Article 303 of the Criminal Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).
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 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.