What is the gambling law in China?
The primary law governing gambling in China is the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China. Specifically, Article 303 of this law addresses gambling offenses. It states: 'Whoever, for the purpose of profit, gathers people to gamble or makes a business out of gambling shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years, criminal detention or public surveillance and shall, in addition, be fined.
Whoever runs a gambling house shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 5 years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also be fined; if the circumstances are serious, the sentence shall be fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 5 years and not more than 10 years, and a fine shall also be imposed.' This law provides the legal basis for the nationwide ban on gambling, with the only exceptions being the state-run Welfare Lottery and Sports Lottery.
The law makes no distinction between land-based and online gambling, and both are considered illegal.
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