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66 Vietnamese on trial for online gambling

Xinhua, August 24, 2015 Adjust font size:

The People's Court in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday opened the first hearing on the case of illegal online gambling on the website 188bet, with 66 defendants indicted for the crimes of gambling, organizing gambling events and illegally transporting currency across the border.

The head of the online gambling ring is Vuong Chan Thanh, 39, director of Vien Tin International Telecommunications Company in the city, local newspaper Vietnam News reported.

The total amount of money passing through gambling rings has reached nearly 400 billion Vietnamese dong (18 million U.S. dollars).

According to the indictment, the defendants, including Thanh and his wife were charged with organizing gambling events.

The trial is expected to end on Friday. Endi