Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communications published a list of 98 websites showing signs of legal violations in its fourth-quarter 2022 update, the government news portal baochinhphu.vn reported on 10 December 20221. The ministry had previously published 48 such websites in its third-quarter 2022 update, bringing the two-quarter total to 1461.
The ministry said the sites provide advertising content for betting and illegal electronic games with the nature of gambling or prize exchange, and that the list is intended to warn advertising service providers, ad publishers and advertisers not to place advertising products on these sites1. The violations listed for the fourth-quarter sites include sports betting, online casino, card games, fish shooting, lottery, slot games, esports, keno, horse racing and cockfighting1.
The publication follows Decree 70/2021/ND-CP, which amends and supplements articles of Decree 181/2013/ND-CP detailing the implementation of the Advertising Law1.
The fourth-quarter list names domains including 1xbet.com, 1xbet88vn.net, fb88em.com, fun88vnwin.com, w88f1.com, v9jvn.com, sbobetfun.net and many others, grouped by operator with the violation types recorded against each1. The third-quarter list of 48 domains includes xoilac3.com, xoilac8.tv, vebo2.tv, go88.love, ku789.fun and sun52.club, among others1.
| Quarter | Websites listed |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 48 |
| Q4 2022 | 98 |
| Two-quarter total | 146 |
What it means for players
The list is an advertising warning, not a criminal charge sheet: the ministry names sites that show signs of violating the law and asks advertisers to stay away from them1. For anyone in Vietnam who uses offshore betting or casino sites, the practical effect is that these domains are now publicly flagged by a government body, which is the kind of notice that typically precedes or accompanies blocking measures. The ministry's stated concern is the advertising these sites carry, including betting ads and illegal gambling-style games1. The list does not say what happens to a player who uses a listed site, and no penalties for users are set out in the announcement1.
What happens next
The announcement sets out no further steps beyond the publication of the list and the warning to advertisers1. It does not state whether more quarterly updates will follow, whether the listed domains will be blocked, or what enforcement action, if any, applies to the sites or their operators. None of that has been reported1.
Sources1 sources
- Danh sách 146 website có dấu hiệu vi phạm pháp luật, baochinhphu.vn
