26 charged in latest basketball gambling scandal
World 09:55 16/01/2026LOS 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 News 10:34 05/01/2026Police 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 News 13:55 30/09/2025Police 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 News 17:19 24/05/2025Vietnam’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
Vietnam News 16:22 14/04/2023Many websites of Vietnam’s state-run agencies are once again inundated with advertisements promoting online gambling
$85mn gambling racket busted in north-central Vietnam
Vietnam News 20:09 14/12/2022Eight suspects have been prosecuted
Vietnam police break up $241mn football betting ring
Vietnam News 16:55 04/11/2022The 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 News 15:14 04/11/2021Approximately 3,000 gambling accounts were created on the group’s website
Vietnamese programmer nabbed for hacking gambling site, extorting operator
Vietnam News 14:28 05/10/2021He 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
Vietnam News 16:33 27/05/2021Police officers confiscated 12 cellphones, VND51 million (US$2,203) in cash, and several used 52-card decks
40 caught gambling at three-story house in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 16:04 18/05/2021Officers also found a large amount of cash, more than 10 machetes, and relevant exhibits
Grassroots-level military official arrested for gambling in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 11:38 14/05/2021The military official and five other suspects were captured after police raided a gambling den on Wednesday
