Is it legal to guide JJ landlords to gamble and offer gold coins to cash in？

16 young people

To make "quick money"

Have a crooked brain

They use the "JJ fighting landlords" online game platform.

Guide players to gamble through live broadcast.

It provides gamers with payment and settlement channels outside official website.

Take a profit from it

Is this operation legal?

[Basic case]

In November 2021, in order to engage in the business of buying and selling virtual currency (i.e. game currency) and account leasing on the online game platform, defendant Chen Mou invested in computers, mobile phones, mobile phone cards and other equipment, set up a network studio with defendant Zhang Mourong, and hired defendants Wenmou, Yang Mou, Yang Mouming, Yang Mou and Wu Mou Gang as agents. Hire Wu Mou Hua, Wen Mou, Pan Mou, Ding Mojing, Liu Mojian, Tang Mou, Li Mohong, Zhang Moxing, etc. as live broadcast (or customer service) and be responsible for transfer and settlement, and use JJ game platform to provide online gamblers with game currency trading, cash exchange and settlement services, and charge a handling fee of 10% of the repurchase amount, so as to make profits from it.

Defendant Chen Mou and others organized others to gamble or act as agents, serve as customer service, transfer and settle accounts, etc. to make illegal profits, among which: Chen Mou and Zhang Mourong jointly made a profit of 3 million yuan; Wenmou made a profit of 900,000 yuan; Yang made a profit of 170,000 yuan; Yang Mouming made a profit of 200,000 yuan; Yang made a profit of 300,000 yuan; Wu Mou just made a profit of 218,000 yuan; Pan made a profit of70,000 yuan; Wu Mou Hua made a profit of 102,000 yuan; Wenmou made a profit of30,000 yuan; Pan made a profit of 100,000 yuan; Ding Moujing made a profit of 12,000 yuan; Liu Moujian made a profit of 20,000 yuan; Tang made a profit of 20,000 yuan; Li Mohong made a profit of 20,000 yuan; Zhang Mouxing made a profit of 0.5 million yuan.

[Referee’s result]

Defendants Chen Mou, Zhang Mourong, Wen Mou, Yang Mou, Yang Mouming, Yang Mou, Wu Mou Gang, Pan Mou, Wu Mou Hua, Wen Mou, Pan Mou, Ding Mojing, Liu Moujian, Tang Mou, Li Mohong and Zhang Mouxing, for the purpose of making profits, provided virtual currency (game currency) and legal tender exchange services for gamers, and then sold the game currency by buying low and selling high. The defendant’s real estate, cars and other property seized in the case shall be disposed of according to law and sold off to offset the illegal income and property penalty of the corresponding defendant.

[Judge’s reasoning]

At present, with the prevalence of online games, many lawless elements want to "exploit loopholes" to make illegal profits, but the network is not a place outside the law. As long as it is an illegal and criminal act, after all, the legal network is slow and not leaking. At the same time, it also reminds the masses to consciously stay away from gambling. Whether offline or online, it is not feasible to "get rich" through gambling, and it will only get deeper and deeper until debt is high. Trying to "entertain" yourself by gambling will only increase your troubles, which will be counterproductive and hinder your normal production and life.

[Law link]

Article 303 of the Criminal Law of People’s Republic of China (PRC) [Gambling Crime] Whoever gathers people to gamble or gamble for the purpose of making profits shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance and shall also be fined.

Original title: "Is it legal to guide JJ landlords to gamble and provide gold coins for cashing?" 》

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