[Vnbiz] Soccer gambling [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Tran Dinh Hoanh]

Dear Brother Quang Anh & CACC,

The point brother Quang Anh made about weak consumer protection is
very good.  I am aware of that situation too.  I think the Ministry of
Justice should have a Consumer Protection Department, and each city's
Department of Justice should have a Bureau of Consumer Protection.

And the brothers/sisters in the press should be more aware of consumer
fraud and consumer abuses and bring them out into light.  Consumer
protection is a very important part of the market economy.  Without
consumer protection, it will be a "market economy with a mafia
orientation."

Have a great day!

Hoanh
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On 7/3/06, QuangAnh.Nguyen at dfat.gov.au <QuangAnh.Nguyen at dfat.gov.au> wrote:
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> Dear Brother Hoanh (and Bro Hao)
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> Thanks a lot for your comments. I have another point that has yet been
> mentioned in my last email.
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> That is the weak enforcement and poor awareness of Consumer Protection Law
> in Vietnam! I doubt that given that this laws has not been implemented
> properly, with powerful competent authority, or associations, the consumers
> will still face with such hidden tricks.
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> In my opinion of this case, the consumers stand in the unprotected side of
> the "deal" with the service providers.
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> Thanks Brother Hoanh, the definition is quite interesting. To me, it proved
> that the SMS game is gambling. Why? Please make a simple comparison with
> the traditionally popular "xoc dia" game. The "nha` ca'i" organizes the
> game, collects money from a group of players and announce the game is "odd
> " or even", etc. The player who win the game is actually win the money of
> the other players. I feel that there is very small different from this game
> and the SMS game, when the prize would be actually "bought" by using the
> money "submitted" via SMS of the senders.
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> If it is not prosperous (let's say, as gamble!), there would not be so many
> advertisement on expensive newspapers, hot website, and ...national TV.
> Sadly, it is not illegal - it is widely recognized in public!
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> Best regards
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> Nguyen Quang ANH
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Tran Dinh Hoanh, LLB, JD
Attorney of Law
Washington DC