{"id":777042707,"date":"2026-05-26T12:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T15:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777042707"},"modified":"2026-05-26T13:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:22:17","slug":"vietnam-tries-58-over-alleged-vnd4trn-online-gambling-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/vietnam-tries-58-over-alleged-vnd4trn-online-gambling-network","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam tries 58 over alleged VN\u01104trn online gambling network"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The group allegedly used football livestreams to attract users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Vietnam.- Some 58 people have gone on trial at the <strong>Hanoi People\u2019s Court<\/strong> over their alleged involvement in an online gambling and money laundering operation said to have handled about VN\u01104trn (US$151.82m) in betting transactions across multiple platforms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prosecutors identify <strong>Mai Anh Vi\u1ec7t<\/strong> as the alleged leader of the network. The 45-year-old is accused of organising illegal gambling and laundering proceeds, while the other defendants face charges related to gambling participation and support roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The case began on <strong>May 18, 2025<\/strong> with a raid in Vientiane, Laos, following a tip-off. Officers detained Vi\u1ec7t and 29 other Vietnamese nationals suspected of running online betting websites <strong>B\u00f3ng X9, AZbet88, and CR88<\/strong>. Investigators allege that Vi\u1ec7t created B\u00f3ng X9 in 2022 but, after weak performance, teamed up with <strong>Nguy\u1ec5n H\u1eefu S\u01a1n<\/strong> from Ho Chi Minh City to rebuild and scale the operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Betting credits were reportedly obtained from foreign operators and redistributed to users, while a Singapore-based contact known as Lawren (Chinh) handled technical support via Telegram. Prosecutors said the group coordinated activities from multiple bases in Laos, including a hotel in Vientiane where staff were allegedly housed after being recruited from Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The network allegedly used football livestreams hosted by <strong>Tr\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00ecnh Thanh Quang <\/strong>to attract users, supported by a 14-member Telegram-based unit overseen by <strong>Nguy\u1ec5n Th\u1ecb Ng\u1ecdc Chi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities estimate that between January 2023 and May 2025, users placed more than VN\u01104trn (US$151.82m) in bets across the platforms. Funds generated from the operation were reportedly moved through personal bank accounts and informal financial channels to conceal their origin. Investigators estimate VN\u011018.8bn (US$760,000) was laundered and that Vi\u1ec7t personally earned over VN\u01105bn (US$200,000).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trial is set for three days. Under Vietnam\u2019s Penal Code, organised gambling and money laundering carry custodial sentences that can extend beyond 10 years in serious cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/03\/GKL-and-Kangwon-Land-signs-HR-agreement-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philweb-expands-b2b-footprint-with-newport-world-resorts-online-deal'>PhilWeb expands B2B footprint with Newport World Resorts online deal<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The group allegedly used football livestreams to attract users.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":777034001,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"A large-scale illegal online gambling and money laundering operation, allegedly handling VN\u01104trn (US$151.82m) in betting transactions, is currently on trial in Vietnam. The network, led by Mai Anh Vi\u1ec7t and operating from Laos, utilized football livestreams and foreign operators, with funds laundered through informal financial channels. This case highlights significant regulatory and enforcement challenges within the region's unregulated iGaming sector.","focusai_entities":"Mai Anh Vi\u1ec7t, Nguy\u1ec5n H\u1eefu S\u01a1n, Lawren (Chinh), Tr\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00ecnh Thanh Quang, Nguy\u1ec5n Th\u1ecb Ng\u1ecdc Chi, B\u00f3ng X9, AZbet88, CR88, Hanoi People\u2019s Court, Telegram","focusai_location":"Vietnam, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Laos, Vientiane, Singapore","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.8), affiliate_publisher (0.7), tech_data (0.7), marketing_crm (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (1.0), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Cross-border Enforcement Impact?","query":"What are the broader implications for cross-border regulatory cooperation in Southeast Asia given the multi-jurisdictional nature of this illegal operation?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Evolution?","query":"How might this prosecution influence the development or enforcement of iGaming regulations in Vietnam and neighboring countries?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,153],"tags":[24764,4138,94],"class_list":["post-777042707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-igaming-news","tag-money-laundering","tag-online-gambling","tag-vietnam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777042707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777042707"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777042707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777042725,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777042707\/revisions\/777042725"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777034001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777042707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777042707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777042707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}