Case new perspective · Midong District | Build WeChat group gambling, the two men were sentenced to the crime of opening a casino

WeChat as communication software for communication

It comes with its own transfer payment function

It brings convenience to people's lives

But some illegal

Actually opened the offline casino to the WeChat group

recently

Urumqi Midong District People's Court

Trial such a case together

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Retrospective

Since June 2021, Zhang and Su have established a WeChat group called the "European Cup" to open an online casino for gambling objects with the European Cup football game.

The two used WeChat group to recruit more than 50 gamblers, opened more than 30 casinos, and received more than 14.5 million yuan in gambling funds. Soon, the two were seized by the public security organs. Subsequently, the case was transferred to the People's Procuratorate of Midong District.

According to evidence materials such as the defendant's confession, witness testimony, WeChat transaction records, and screenshots of chat records, the procuratorial organs believed that the behavior of the defendant Zhang and Su had constituted a crime of opening a casino, and then prosecuted the two in accordance with the law.

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Judgment result

During the trial of the court, the defendants Zhang and Su did not obeys the facts, charges and evidence materials of the crime, charges and evidence materials in the case, and they could truthfully confess their crimes.

After the court trial, the defendant Zhang and Su established WeChat groups, Lato entered the group, and used WeChat groups as gambling venues. The crime of opening a casino.

The defendants Zhang and Su ignored national laws. For the purpose of profit, they used the Internet to recruit gamblers by WeChat groups to open casino. The circumstances were serious and should be punished.

Given that the defendant Zhang has the first plot, the defendant Su Mou is a crime, and he can truthfully confess his crimes after the case and the trial process. It can be determined that the applicable probation of the two really does not harm the society, so it is decided to reduce the punishment and probation to the two defendants in accordance with the law.

In June of this year, in the first instance of the Midong District Court, the defendants Zhang and Su made a crime of opening a casino and sentenced to two years in prison and three years in prison. Feming fines. Afterwards, the two defendants did not appeal and voluntarily pleaded guilty.

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Law link

"Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 303 stipulates that the crime of gambling is for the purpose of profit, gathers crowd or gambling or gambling as a business, and shall be sentenced to imprisonment, detention or control of three years, and a fine.

If a casino is opened for a casino, it will be sentenced to imprisonment, detention or control of five years, and punishment; if the circumstances are serious, it will be imprisoned for five years and less than ten years, and a fine.

Organize the crime of participating in the country (border) to organize the citizen of the People's Republic of China to participate in the country's (border) gambling. If there is a huge amount or other serious circumstances, it shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the previous paragraph.

Judge remind

The majority of fans should entertain rational entertainment and civilized competitions, choose a healthy way to participate in various types of football games, and do not want to stimulate or benefit to participate in gambling.

As the founders and managers of the WeChat group, they should be responsible for the establishment of the WeChat group, take the lead in observing laws and regulations, and strictly regulate the words and deeds of all members in the group.

At the same time, it is called on the masses to discover that someone around you gamble online or organize online gambling, please call 110 to report to the public security organs in time.

Source: Pomegranate/Xinjiang Legal System Newspaper

Correspondent: Zhao Qi, Zhu Wen

Edit: Li Ruiqi Senbaiti

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