In Vietnam, is it permissible to sell lottery ticket to lower secondary students?
Is it permissible to sell lottery ticket to lower secondary students in Vietnam? What are regulations on duties of customers participating in winning lottery prizes? Hello Lawnet. My aunt is selling lottery ticket near Thi Nghe bridge. Lately, some lower secondary students bought lottery ticket from her. Is it permissible to sell lottery ticket to lower secondary students in Vietnam? Looking forward to your information.
<subquestion>Is it permissible to sell lottery ticket to lower secondary students in Vietnam?</subquestion>
Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 14 of the Circular 75/2013/TT-BTC stipulating subjects participating in winning lottery prizes as follows:
a. Being Vietnamese citizens, Vietnamese persons residing overseas or foreigners entering legally in Vietnam;
b. Being persons aged 18 years or older;
c. Not being persons limited on civil act capability or lost civil act capability as prescribed by law.
As regulations above, only persons aged 18 years or older can participate in winning lottery prizes. If the tickets bought by lower secondary students win any prizes, those students cannot get the prizes as well. Therefore, your aunt should limit selling lottery tickets to this subject.
<subquestion>What are regulations on duties of customers participating in winning lottery prizes?</subquestion>
Pursuant to Clause 3, Article 14 of the Circular 75/2013/TT-BTC stipulating duties of customers participating in winning lottery prizes as follows:
3. Duties of customers participating in winning lottery prizes
a. Complying with the Rules of participation in winning lottery prizes specified in Article 8 and relevent provisions in this Circular;
b. Preserving the bought lottery ticket to participate in winning lottery prizes in accordance with provisions in the Rules of participating in winning lottery prizes specified in Article 8 of this Circular and Regulation on participation in winning prizes prescribed by lottery companies;
c. When winning prizes, customers must present the wining ticket and documents to prove that they belong to subjects entitled to participate in winning prizes as prescribed in clause 1 of this Article so as to do procedures for receiving prizes as prescribed in this Circular;
d. Implementing fully tax obligations as prescribed by law on tax.
