Recently, an article titled "Jurisdiction and Amount of Gambling Funds in Criminal Defense Points of Online Gambling Crimes" written by Lawyer Feng Chengcheng, Senior Partner of Gaopeng Law Firm (click to view the original text), was published in the 7th issue of China Lawyer magazine in 2024 (total 405th issue).


The Supreme People's Procuratorate pointed out in its 2023 work report that 19000 people were prosecuted for online gambling crimes in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 5.3%, and online gambling cases have shown a high incidence trend. Lawyer Feng Chengcheng elaborated on two key issues in online gambling cases in the article. Firstly, jurisdiction, introducing the jurisdictional disputes in the case of "blind box gambling" involving partners, sorting out relevant regulations, and pointing out that if defense lawyers discover jurisdictional issues, they should raise objections to public security, procuratorial and judicial institutions. Successful defense may achieve ideal defense effects; The second aspect is the amount of gambling capital, which elaborates on the provisions of relevant laws and regulations on the determination of gambling capital. It also introduces four ways of determining gambling capital in practice through typical cases in multiple people's court case libraries. Finally, it points out the shortcomings of judicial interpretations and the defense counsel can refer to the determination basis and choose the gambling capital amount according to the principle of favoring the defendant to provide defense opinions.

The publication of Lawyer Feng Chengcheng's professional article in China Lawyer magazine fully reflects the high recognition of Lawyer Feng Chengcheng's professional abilities. Gaopeng Law Firm will continue to encourage its lawyers to actively explore various cutting-edge legal issues, and is committed to contributing more valuable research results to the development of the legal industry. At the same time, we will consistently provide high-quality legal services to our clients, actively contributing to the defense of legal fairness and promoting the continuous development of the entire legal industry.

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China Lawyer "was founded in 1988 and is a monthly publication. It is a national level journal under the supervision of the Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China and sponsored by the All China Lawyers Association. It is a professional legal journal with lawyers as its core audience, mainly publishing original research papers, reviews, and commentaries in the field. Chinese Lawyer enjoys a high reputation and influence in the academic community. The articles published in this journal have high academic level and practical value, providing readers with more practical cases and industry information, and have received widespread attention and citation from readers.