It is strictly prohibited to take advantage of maintenance or repair of gaming machines or tables to organize illegal casino business operations.
Specifically, the following acts are prohibited:
1. Operating a casino business without obtaining a Certificate of Eligibility for Casino Business Operations, except for enterprises specified in Clause 1, Article 48 of the draft.
2. Operating outside the scope permitted by the Certificate of Eligibility for Casino Business Operations or the Investment Registration Certificate for enterprises specified in Clause 1, Article 48 of the draft.
3. Transferring, renting, or lending casino premises, gaming machines, or tables.
4. Altering, erasing, renting, lending, or transferring the Certificate of Eligibility for Casino Business Operations.
5. Operating a casino business in the following cases:
a) When the right to use the Certificate of Eligibility for Casino Business Operations has been revoked;
b) When business operations have been suspended or temporarily halted as decided by competent state management agencies;
c) During the temporary suspension period that has been notified to the competent state management agencies.
6. Allowing individuals who do not meet the criteria for entry into casino premises (as stipulated in Article 14) to enter casino premises for any reason or under any pretext.
7. Permitting or organizing direct betting between players based on the results of games of chance at casino premises.
8. Cheating during the organization or participation in games of chance at casino premises.
9. Engaging in acts that affect security, order, and social safety at casino premises as stipulated by law.
10. Enterprises that produce or trade gaming machines, tables, tokens, or other gaming equipment with content or images that have not been examined and permitted for publication or circulation by competent state management agencies as stipulated by law.
11. Taking advantage of casino business operations to organize or provide illegal games of chance through computer networks, telecommunication networks, or the Internet.
12. Taking advantage of casino business operations to smuggle, transport foreign currencies, gold, silver, gems, precious metals, or to launder money, finance terrorism, or proliferate weapons of mass destruction, or to organize prostitution.
13. Falsifying winning amounts, providing inaccurate confirmation, or causing difficulties for players when confirming without justifiable reasons.
14. Obstructing or failing to comply with inspections, audits, or violation handling by the police or competent state management agencies.
15. Failing to provide information or report when requested by competent state management agencies.
16. Fabricating documents or records to apply for the Certificate of Eligibility for Casino Business Operations.
17. Taking advantage of gaming machine or table maintenance or repair to organize illegal casino business operations.
18. Other acts prohibited by law.
* Clause 1, Article 48 of the draft stipulates:
Enterprises that have been granted an Investment Registration Certificate, including casino business operations, before Decree No. 03/2017/NĐ-CP took effect, are allowed to continue their casino business operations according to the granted Investment Registration Certificate. The number of gaming machines and tables shall comply with the Investment Registration Certificate. Enterprises have the right to decide on the types of gaming machines and tables that meet the conditions and technical standards stipulated in this Decree. In case of necessity, enterprises shall carry out procedures to obtain the Certificate of Eligibility for Casino Business Operations according to the following regulations:
a) The dossier requesting the Certificate of Eligibility for Casino Business Operations shall include:
– Application for the Certificate of Eligibility for Casino Business Operations;
– Certified copy of the valid Investment Registration Certificate, including casino business operations, and adjusted Investment Registration Certificates (if any) or uncertified copies with the originals presented for comparison;
– Documents specified in Clauses 4, 5, 6, and 7, Article 27 of this Decree.
b) Enterprises shall submit one set of dossiers requesting the Certificate of Eligibility for Casino Business Operations to the Ministry of Finance. Within 15 days from the date of receiving valid dossiers from enterprises, the Ministry of Finance shall examine the dossiers and decide to grant the Certificate of Eligibility for Casino Business Operations to enterprises, including the following contents:
– The maximum number of gaming machines and tables that enterprises are allowed to operate shall be equal to the number specified in the Investment Registration Certificate. Enterprises have the right to decide on the types of gaming machines and tables that meet the conditions and technical standards stipulated in this Decree. In case the Investment Registration Certificate does not specify the number of gaming machines and tables, the maximum number that enterprises are allowed to operate shall be determined by the number of gaming machines and tables approved by the competent state management agencies or the number that enterprises have registered with the competent state management agencies before this Decree takes effect;
– Casino business locations of enterprises shall comply with the Investment Registration Certificate;
– The validity period of the Certificate of Eligibility for Casino Business Operations shall not exceed the remaining operation period specified in the Investment Registration Certificate.
