Posts

Showing posts with the label Betting

台灣法律針對非法賭博

在台灣,除政府特許的公益彩券、運動彩券及統一發票外,其餘私自經營或參與的賭博行為基本上皆屬非法。 台灣法律針對非法賭博的規範與處罰主要分為「刑事犯罪」與「行政罰鍰」兩大系統,近年亦針對「線上娛樂城」等網路簽賭進行重點打擊。 ⚖️ 台灣賭博相關法律規範 非法賭博的法律責任依據場所、媒介與意圖營利與否而有所不同: 公共或網路賭博罪:依據 ⁠中華民國刑法第 266 條,在公共場所、公眾得出入之場所,或以電信設備、電子通訊、網際網路等方式賭博財物者,最高可處新臺幣 5 萬元以下罰金。當場的賭博器具、彩券與賭檯處財物一律沒收。 意圖營利供給賭博場所罪:依據 ⁠刑法第 268 條,凡是「意圖營利」提供賭博場所或聚眾賭博的負責人、莊家(如地下賭場、線上博弈網站經營者),處 3 年以下有期徒刑,得併科 9 萬元以下罰金。 非公開場所賭博(行政罰):若是在非公共場所(例如自家住宅內)非意圖營利的小賭,雖不構成刑法賭博罪,但仍可能違反 ⁠社會秩序維護法第 84 條,處新臺幣 9,000 元以下罰鍰。 ⚠️ 常見的非法賭博態樣 線上娛樂城與網路博弈:許多主打「儲值換點數、點數變現」的線上博弈網站,即使主機設在國外,台灣玩家只要在國內聯網下注,即構成刑法網路賭博罪。 合法掩護非法(電子遊戲場/棋牌社):部分合法的電子遊戲場、麻將棋牌社會以「合法限制級電玩」或「休閒交流」為幌子,私下讓賭客透過店員或「老鼠(密醫式兌換商)」進行點數兌換現金,這類行為經常遭到警方的強力搜捕與掃蕩。 地下六合彩與運動簽賭:依附於國外合法賽事或彩券(如香港六合彩)的台灣本地地下大盤,投注金額無上限,常涉及高利貸與黑幫勢力。 地下匯兌與洗錢犯罪:大型非法博弈集團往往伴隨著地下匯兌,將不法所得包裝成境外投資匯回台灣進行洗錢。 💡 常見法律誤區 「在國外合法註冊的網站玩就沒事?」:錯誤。 只要在台灣境內利用手機或電腦連線至該網站下注,行為地即認定在台灣,適用台灣刑法。 「只是供暫時娛樂的物品不罰」:刑法有規定「以供人暫時娛樂之物為賭者」不在此限(例如賭輸付一頓飯錢、飲料)。但只要直接涉及現金、金錢財物输赢,就不屬於暫時娛樂範疇。

未經批准的博彩活動在中國內地皆屬非法

中華人民共和國法律嚴格禁止任何形式的賭博行為,除了國家特許經營的福利彩票與體育彩票之外,所有未經批准的博彩活動在中國內地皆屬非法。中國政府近年持續加大打擊力度,特別針對「開設賭場」及「跨境賭博」等犯罪行為進行嚴厲執法。 法律定義與核心罪名 根據⁠中華人民共和國刑法第三百零三條規定,非法賭博的核心罪名與處罰如下: 賭博罪:以營利為目的,聚眾賭博或者以賭博為業。處三年以下有期徒刑、拘役或者管制,並處罰金。 開設賭場罪:為他人賭博提供固定場所或網路平台。處五年以下有期徒刑、拘役或者管制;情節嚴重者處五年以上十年以下有期徒刑,並處罰金。 近年嚴打的重點趨勢 中國司法機關及執法部門(如⁠最高人民法院與⁠最高人民檢察院)近年特別鎖定以下新型態賭博進行全面清查: 跨境賭博入刑:刑法修正案已將跨境賭博正式納入刑責。即便境外賭場合法,組織中國公民出境博彩或招賭吸賭均屬違法。 外圍網賭數碼化:非法外圍網賭(如大型國際賽事博彩、地下六合彩)呈現「介面數碼化、接觸社交化、資金虛擬化」的趨勢。 新型支付追查:利用網上銀行轉帳、第三方儲值支付工具甚至虛擬貨幣交收賭注,皆在執法部門的追緝與技術偵查範圍之內。 關聯衍生犯罪:非法賭博常與黑產掛鉤,極易衍生綁架、非法拘禁、偷越國境及「洗錢」等高額重罪。

非法賭博

在香港,除了受規管的賽馬、足球博彩、六合彩,以及獲發牌批准的博彩場所或獲法例豁免的社交賭博外,其他所有賭博活動均屬非法。 法律定義與規範 根據香港法例⁠第148章《賭博條例》第三條,除符合法例規定的合法賭博外,其他賭博活動在香港均屬非法。 合法賭博途徑:由香港賽馬會營運的賽馬、足球博彩及六合彩。 豁免社交賭博:在私人處所內進行的社交博彩遊戲(如親友間在家中打麻將),只要並非以生意或業務形式籌辦、不設抽頭(抽水),亦非為任何人的商業利益而經營,則屬法例豁免範圍。 違法行為與刑罰 不論是實體外圍投注、街頭聚賭,還是參與網上賭博網站,皆需要承擔法律後果: 向收受賭注者投注(參與非法賭博): 定義:任何人在香港境內,向不論是本地或聲稱海外合法的非法外圍、網上賭博網站投注,均屬犯罪。 刑罰:一經定罪,最高可被判處罰款港幣 5 萬元及監禁 9 個月。 最新趨勢與執法行動 隨著國際體育盛事(如世界盃)臨近,警方有組織罪案及三合會調查科會開展「戈壁」及「風盾」等反外圍賭博行動,加大力度打擊非法博彩。 網上及數碼化:近年非法賭博集團常利用社交平台或通訊軟件發放廣告,吸引年輕人直接到指定網站下注,並透過網上銀行或虛擬貨幣作結算交易。 洗黑錢與衍生罪行:外圍莊家多由黑幫操控。當賭客面臨巨額欠債時,往往會被逼轉賣個人銀行戶口用作洗黑錢,或被利用干犯其他嚴重罪行。如發現任何懷疑非法賭博活動,市民可致電警方熱線 2527 7887 進行舉報。有關健康的博彩觀念或戒賭支援,可參閱⁠香港賽馬會有節制博彩專頁。

The police reverse the upstairs bar in West Kowloon, the party room and the gambling stall

Image
[US] The police seized beer and spirits in the party room of Man Yu Street. [TW] 警方在民裕街派對房間檢獲的啤酒及烈酒。 [US] A fishing machine gambling stall cracked at a gambling stall in Ma Tau Wai Road, Hung Hom. [TW] 紅磡馬頭圍道賭檔破獲的釣魚機賭檔。 [US] Police seized multiple game consoles at a gambling stall in Ma Tau Wai Road, Hung Hom. [TW] 警方在紅磡馬頭圍道賭檔檢獲多部遊戲機。 89 men and women arrested Police officers from the Anti-Triad Division of the West Kowloon Region, based on information and investigations, carried a breaking tool to the Dezan Center at Nos. 94-108 Larch Street, Tai Kok Tsui at 10:30 pm yesterday (December 31). Smash an illegal casino under the guise of a party room. The casino has been in operation for about half a year, covering an area of about 700 square feet, with sound insulation inside. Agents seized a Texas poker table, fish, shrimp and crab gambling equipment, an electric sparrow table, worth more than 440,000 Hong Kong dollars, and a total value of 43,000. Thousands of Hong Kong dollars in cash...

Found that some gambling websites have the same name as casinos in Macau

Image
Shaanxi cracks down on cross-border online gambling, detains more than 1,000 people The Shaanxi police stated that since 2020 it has deployed a special campaign to combat cross-border gambling. So far, the province’s public security agencies have uncovered 202 cross-border gambling cases, arrested 1,057 suspects, eliminated 29 online gambling platforms, and eliminated illegal gambling. There were 27 payment platforms and underground banks, 5 illegal technical teams, and 31 gambling promotion platforms. The funds involved in the case were detained, investigated and frozen 950 million yuan, and the crackdown and governance work achieved remarkable results. [TW] 發現部分賭博網站與澳門娛樂場同名 陝西打擊跨境網賭 拘逾千人 陝西警方表示,自2020年部署開展打擊治理跨境賭博專項工作,截至目前,全省公安機關共破獲 202宗跨境賭博案件,拘捕 1,057名嫌疑人,打掉網絡賭博平台29個,打掉非法支付平台和地下錢莊27個、非法技術團隊5個、賭博推廣平台31個,扣查及凍結涉案資金 9.5億元,打擊治理工作取得顯著戰果。

Businessmen and off-duty police involved in operating and managing illegal casinos stand trial

Image
Businessman said he was intimidated by police against submission of meeting record Fang smashed an illegal casino in May last year. The 47-year-old businessman who was arrested was charged with operating a casino, and an off-duty policeman was charged with assisting in the management of the casino. The two denied charges at the Tuen Mun Magistrates’ Court today (26th) and were tried. . The defense opposed the presentation of the meeting record of the businessman, saying that a police officer had intimidated him, "You eat food in Tuen Mun, you don't want to trouble you." The first defendant and businessman Chen Weiqi (47 years old) was charged with operating a casino at a unit in Hengwei Industrial Centre, Jiantai Street, Tuen Mun on May 4 last year; the second defendant and off-duty police Pan Yizhi (52 years old) was charged with assisting in managing the casino. The defense objected to submitting Chen Weiqi's interview record to court, saying that the police did not...

 Online gambling prevention link for female croupiers

Image
[US] The police seized gambling equipment and computers. [TW] 警方查獲賭具及電腦。 [US] The female croupiers surnamed Zhang and Lai use computers to bet against gamblers online. [TW] 張姓與賴姓女荷官就是透過電腦與賭客線上對賭。 It was originally a closed claw machine shop "have a hole in the sky" The Xinzhuang Police Sub-bureau of New Taipei City, in the early morning of the day before yesterday (11th) in a claw machine shop in Xinzhuang, seized the professional casino pushing cones. During the investigation, the police found that the person in charge of the casino surnamed Zhuang (25 years old) had found two people with fire. Spicy young sisters act as croupiers, betting against gamblers through video, and winning or losing all adopt the remittance transfer method to avoid people-to-person connections. After the police inquired, Chuang Nan, two female croupiers and one gambler were sent off on suspicion of gambling. In addition, for gamblers who have participated in online gambling, the police will also no...

Mainland takes action to crack down on online gambling

Image
Macau VIP room gambling industry expected to be affected China has taken actions to investigate online gambling to help curb capital outflows, which has dealt a blow to the liquidity of Macau's casino VIP rooms. The industry pointed out that this investigation has dealt a blow to VIP business customers because customers have doubts about financing through gaming intermediaries. The report quoted Lin Jiguang, director of the Macau Gaming Intermediary Association, pointing out that the local VIP room business can never return to the revenue level of two years ago, unless the Chinese government can stop suppressing the VIP room business. The report also cited consulting companies that the Macau intermediary industry has been lingering for many years, and also cited the senior officials of Macau intermediary companies to point out that even though the Chinese government has not specifically targeted Macau's gaming industry itself, it has brought liquidity pressures for money launde...