Information about incorrect lottery winning results fined up to 200 million VND

Legal Consulting Department of Lao Dong Newspaper answers:

Clause 3, Article 18, Decree 389/2026/ND-CP stipulating penalties for administrative violations in the field of lottery business (effective from November 30, 2016) stipulates a fine of between 180 million VND and 200 million VND for the act of providing incorrect information about winning results, not consistent with the minutes of confirmation of the Lottery Supervisory Council.

Points a, b, Clause 4, Article 3 of Decree 389/2026/ND-CP stipulate the level of fines for individuals and organizations:

a) The fine level for administrative violations specified in this Decree is the fine level for organizations, except for cases specified in Clause 4 and Clause 5, Article 8, Clause 1, Article 11, Clause 1, Article 13, Clause 1 and Clause 2, Article 18 of this Decree applicable to individuals;

b) The fine level for individuals is 1/2 of the fine level for organizations for the same violation.

Thus, from November 30, 26, the act of providing incorrect information about winning results, not in accordance with the minutes of confirmation of the Lottery Supervisory Council, may be fined up to 200 million VND for organizations and 100 million VND for individuals.

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