Vietnam busts $133M online football betting ring

MGR Online•International•14d ago

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A major online football betting network worth $133 million has been dismantled by Vietnamese police, leading to 85 arrests.

•Vietnamese police have arrested 85 suspects in connection with two large online football betting rings.
•The illegal gambling operations were valued at $133 million and ran extensive networks.
•The crackdown intensified during the World Cup, targeting illegal gambling that thrives during international sporting events.

•Vietnamese police arrested 85 suspects involved in two large online football gambling rings.
•The total value of illegal transactions by these rings since October is approximately $133 million USD.
•The crackdown is part of an ongoing government campaign against illegal gambling, particularly during the World Cup.
•Online gambling is prohibited in Vietnam, but profitable illegal operations persist and require periodic crackdowns.
•The arrested ringleaders confessed to receiving master betting accounts from individuals in Cambodia.
•Police in Ho Chi Minh City conducted raids targeting the top-tier operation of the criminal organizations.
•In the first 20 days of the World Cup, police across Vietnam dismantled 73 illegal gambling dens and arrested 346 suspects.
•The Ministry of Public Security stated that billions of dong (hundreds of millions of USD) were transacted in these cases.

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Ministry of Public Security

"Money transacted in these cases totals billions of dong (hundreds of millions of US dollars)."

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Vietnam(เวียดนาม)ℹ️

The country where the major online football betting ring was dismantled by police.

Ho Chi Minh City(นครโฮจิมินห์)ℹ️

The city where police conducted raids targeting the top-tier operation of the gambling rings.

Cambodia(กัมพูชา)ℹ️

The country from which ringleaders received master betting accounts.

Vietnamese Police(ตำรวจเวียดนาม)

The law enforcement agency that busted a major online football betting ring.

Ministry of Public Security(กระทรวงความมั่นคงสาธารณะ)

The governmental body that announced the nationwide crackdown on illegal gambling dens.

July 19(19 ก.ค.)

The date when the World Cup final was scheduled.