Do you want to give up online gambling?

Online gambling is suspected of a criminal offence. If his behavior has constituted a gambling crime, he may be given a lighter or mitigated punishment if he surrenders himself. Among them, if the crime is minor, the punishment may be exempted.

According to the provisions of China's criminal law, the punishment for gambling crime is: for the purpose of making profits, those who gather people to gamble or gamble as a profession are sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or control, and 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. Those who surrender themselves will be given a mitigated punishment.

In addition, those who fail to meet the criteria for conviction will be punished according to the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Public Security Administration Punishment: those who provide conditions for gambling for the purpose of making profits, or those who participate in gambling in a large amount, will be detained for less than five days or fined less than 500 yuan; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be detained for more than 10 and less than 15, and fined for more than 3,000 yuan in 500 yuan.

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Article 67 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * surrenders voluntarily after committing a crime and truthfully confesses his crime, which means surrendering himself. Criminals who surrender themselves may be given a lighter or mitigated punishment. Among them, if the crime is minor, the punishment may be exempted.

If a criminal suspect, defendant or criminal serving a sentence who has taken compulsory measures truthfully confesses other crimes that have not been mastered by the judicial organs, he shall be deemed to have surrendered himself.

Although the criminal suspect does not have the circumstances of surrender as stipulated in the preceding two paragraphs, he can be given a lighter punishment if he truthfully confesses his crime; By truthfully confessing one's crimes, particularly serious consequences are avoided and the punishment can be mitigated.

Article 303 of the Criminal Law 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. Whoever organizes People's Republic of China (PRC) citizens to participate in gambling outside the country (territory), if the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

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.

Article 70 of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Public Security Administration Punishment Law provides conditions for gambling for the purpose of making profits, or participates in gambling in a large amount, and is detained for less than five days or fined less than 500 yuan; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be detained for more than 10 and less than 15, and fined for more than 3,000 yuan in 500 yuan.