Tran Thanh Tu<\/strong> were reportedly among those arrested on March 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe two men reportedly travelled to Vinh Yen Town with a businessman to prepare for a golf tournament. At 11.45pm, they and others were arrested for allegedly playing poker. According to VnExpress, officers seized VND1bn ($42,517)<\/strong>. The alleged organiser of the game session had been named as Tran Anh Linh, 47, director of the Tran Le Gia company.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhile poker is legal in Vietnam in tournaments run by the Vietnam Bridge and Poker Association, organising spontaneous poker tournaments is not. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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