Football Celebrations into a Life Gambling Drama

(DNTO) - The UEFA European Championship (Euro) and the Copa America , attracting football fans worldwide, including those from Vietnam. With every major football tournament, concerns about football betting become hauntingly real for the public.

Leading up to Euro 2024, authorities warned about organized crime activities involving football betting during the tournament. They cautioned citizens to be vigilant against gambling entities exploiting the event to lure participation in football betting through various means. They emphasized that betting on football matches with money or valuables is considered gambling, subject to administrative penalties or criminal prosecution under Articles 321 and 322 of the Criminal Code.

However, even before Euro 2024 began, numerous individuals involved in illegal gambling and football betting were apprehended. Currently, despite Euro 2024 being only one-third complete, football betting activities have surged in many localities.

Recently, the police forces of Hai Chau District, Da Nang City, and PA05 dismantled an online football betting ring worth over 1,000 billion VND, arresting 14 suspects. Three principal suspects, Nguyen Huynh Van Doi, Tran Dinh Ba, and Doan Trong, were identified as the leaders of the ring.

During investigations, the suspects confessed to operating since August 2023, organizing super football tips based on both domestic and international tournaments (including Euro 2024), with transactions amounting to approximately 160 billion VND per month.

On June 23, the Quang Binh Police also announced the dismantling of an online football betting network during Euro 2024, involving transactions exceeding 10 billion VND in Bo Trach District. The group of six, managed by Nguyen Xuan Hung, was involved in the operation.

For a long time, football betting in general, and football betting in particular, has become a dangerous scourge. Behind this scourge lie ruined families, shattered lives, and even tragic endings—not mere legends but harsh realities.

In reality, 90% of online football bettors end up losing. The aftermath often includes financial ruin, debts, theft, robbery, manslaughter, and suicide—real-life consequences that have occurred.

Notable tragic cases include Nguyen Ba Son (born 1987, Ngoc Tra 1 hamlet, Quang Trung commune, Quang Xuong district, Thanh Hoa province), who, after losing a football bet, tragically murdered his wife and their five-month-old daughter before committing suicide by crashing his car.

During the 2018 World Cup, Phan Van Su (37 years old, from Van Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, Nghe An province) set his parents' house on fire after losing a football bet while intoxicated with gasoline.

Mai Van Thiet (33 years old, from Thon 3, Long Hung commune, Phu Rieng district, Binh Phuoc province) went straight to the police station to confess to his gambling activities in hopes of going to prison. Another gambler, due to debts from football betting, stole an ambulance from Trieu An Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.

Euro 2024 has just begun its journey, with only one-third of it behind us. The road ahead remains uncertain. Let's hope that everyone remains calm, clear-headed, and unequivocally rejects football betting. Understand that "bookmakers" have a team of experts deeply knowledgeable about football, making it exceedingly difficult for gamblers to prevail.

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