Tag: "gambling"
Vietnam charges 30 suspects in ‘Xoi Lac TV’ illegal streaming, gambling case

Vietnam charges 30 suspects in ‘Xoi Lac TV’ illegal streaming, gambling case

Vietnam News 15:30 05/03/2026

Vietnamese police have charged 30 suspects linked to the online system known as ‘Xoi Lac TV’ with copyright infringement and gambling-related offenses after uncovering a network that was accused of illegally streaming sports content and directed users to betting platforms, authorities said on Thursday.

13 foreign nationals caught illegally gambling in Nha Trang hotel basement

13 foreign nationals caught illegally gambling in Nha Trang hotel basement

Vietnam News 13:31 03/03/2026

Police in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam caught 13 foreign nationals gambling illegally in a hotel basement in Nha Trang late on Sunday, seizing US$3,500 in cash and documents related to the operation.

26 charged in latest basketball gambling scandal

26 charged in latest basketball gambling scandal

World 09:55 16/01/2026

LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) -- Twenty-six people have been charged with fixing U.S. college and Chinese professional basketball games in an alleged transnational criminal conspiracy, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

Vietnam police detain 30 in busting gambling ring on Ha Long Bay

Vietnam police detain 30 in busting gambling ring on Ha Long Bay

Vietnam News 10:34 05/01/2026

Police in Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam said on Sunday they were investigating an illegal gambling operation on Ha Long Bay after detaining 30 people during a raid on three fishing boats.

Vietnam police rescue Chinese man held over gambling debt by fellow nationals

Vietnam police rescue Chinese man held over gambling debt by fellow nationals

Vietnam News 13:55 30/09/2025

Police in Da Nang City, central Vietnam, in coordination with the local immigration agency, recently rescued a Chinese man who was being held captive in a guesthouse by three fellow countrymen over an unpaid gambling debt.

Vietnam, Laos police bust $50mn cross-border online gambling ring

Vietnam, Laos police bust $50mn cross-border online gambling ring

Vietnam News 17:19 24/05/2025

Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security in coordination with law enforcement agencies in Laos have dismantled a transnational gambling ring worth nearly US$50 million (nearly VND1.3 trillion), the ministry said on Friday.

Online gambling ads rampant on Vietnam’s state-run websites again

Online gambling ads rampant on Vietnam’s state-run websites again

Vietnam News 16:22 14/04/2023

Many websites of Vietnam’s state-run agencies are once again inundated with advertisements promoting online gambling

$85mn gambling racket busted in north-central Vietnam

$85mn gambling racket busted in north-central Vietnam

Vietnam News 20:09 14/12/2022

Eight suspects have been prosecuted

Vietnam police break up $241mn football betting ring

Vietnam police break up $241mn football betting ring

Vietnam News 16:55 04/11/2022

The ring started operating in 2020, with its transactions worth a total of more than VND6 trillion ($241 million)

Vietnam police smash gambling racket worth over $1.3bn

Vietnam police smash gambling racket worth over $1.3bn

Vietnam News 15:14 04/11/2021

Approximately 3,000 gambling accounts were created on the group’s website

Vietnamese programmer nabbed for hacking gambling site, extorting operator

Vietnamese programmer nabbed for hacking gambling site, extorting operator

Vietnam News 14:28 05/10/2021

He hacked an illegal gambling site and demanded its operator to wire him US$17,500

16 people caught gambling on tourist boat in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

16 people caught gambling on tourist boat in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

Vietnam News 16:33 27/05/2021

Police officers confiscated 12 cellphones, VND51 million (US$2,203) in cash, and several used 52-card decks