Legal analysis: Gambling in the WeChat group is illegal, and in serious cases, it will be suspected of committing a crime. As for sentencing, it needs to be determined according to the circumstances of the crime, taking into account the amount of gambling, the number of people and the position and role of individuals in the case. If the person involved has been detained in criminal detention, the close relatives should consult the lawyer in person as soon as possible, and the lawyer will meet the person involved with the entrustment procedure, and then go to the investigation organ and the procuratorial organ to read the papers, grasp the evidence held by the investigation organ and understand the prosecution opinions of the procuratorial organ. The punishment of criminal suspects needs to be estimated according to the conclusions after meeting, marking papers and communicating with case handlers. After a comprehensive understanding of the case, determine the defense direction, choose innocence or misdemeanor defense, so as to get the suspect out of punishment or get a lighter or mitigated punishment.
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.