11-005 · EVIDENCE A · SOURCE-SENSITIVE
Refuse development orders for gambling, fraud, or adult-content apps; do not set up payment gateways or unblock accounts for such “clients”
不接赌博、诈骗、色情 App 的开发单，不替「客户」搭支付通道、解封账号
No direct monetary cost. The trade-off is forgoing outsourcing projects that pay well but have vague requirements. The difficulty lies in the fact that these clients often offer significantly higher pay than normal projects.
Taking on such high-paying yet poorly defined projects means you could be treated as an accomplice in gambling crimes, facing charges under the crime of operating illegal gambling dens: up to 5 years in prison, or 5–10 years for serious cases. This is not the “merely helping out, maximum 3 years” category. In one e-sports betting app case, 28 developers in Hainan were sentenced to 1–3 years and 6 months for operating illegal gambling dens. Those who unblocked QQ accounts for fraud rings received 1 year and 6 months in prison plus a 20,000-yuan fine.
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Move “Refuse development orders for gambling, fraud, or adult-content apps; do not set up payment gateways or unblock accounts for such “clients”” to Future Me's calendar
The excuse
Future Me has a clearer calendar, more patience, and apparently the same responsibilities.
What feels good now
Today I keep a few minutes, a bit of persistence and avoid interrupting my default routine.
What the source says
The source summarizes the return this way: “Taking on such high-paying yet poorly defined projects means you could be treated as an accomplice in gambling crimes, facing charges under the crime of operating illegal gambling dens: up to 5 years in prison, or 5–10 years for serious cases. This is not the “merely helping out, maximum 3 years” category. In one e-sports betting app case, 28 developers in Hainan were sentenced to 1–3 years and 6 months for operating illegal gambling dens. Those who unblocked QQ accounts for fraud rings received 1 year and 6 months in prison plus a 20,000-yuan fine.” Evidence grade A. The original states the population, caveats, and sources; this is not a personal forecast.
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THE ENGLISH EDITION
Original recommendation and evidence
5. Refuse development orders for gambling, fraud, or adult-content apps; do not set up payment gateways or unblock accounts for such “clients”
Cost: No direct monetary cost. The trade-off is forgoing outsourcing projects that pay well but have vague requirements. The difficulty lies in the fact that these clients often offer significantly higher pay than normal projects.
In plain terms: Taking on such high-paying yet poorly defined projects means you could be treated as an accomplice in gambling crimes, facing charges under the crime of operating illegal gambling dens: up to 5 years in prison, or 5–10 years for serious cases. This is not the “merely helping out, maximum 3 years” category. In one e-sports betting app case, 28 developers in Hainan were sentenced to 1–3 years and 6 months for operating illegal gambling dens. Those who unblocked QQ accounts for fraud rings received 1 year and 6 months in prison plus a 20,000-yuan fine.
Benefit: Providing technical support or payment settlement services to known online criminals can lead to imprisonment of up to 3 years and/or a fine, especially when the circumstances are serious. If other crimes are also involved, the harsher penalty applies. Operating illegal gambling dens carries up to 5 years in prison plus a fine; serious cases bring 5–10 years. Official examples: Zhangsheng Group developed gambling games and handled “online distribution,” earning fees for website setup and reporting; the total illicit revenue reached nearly 7 billion yuan. Its leader was sentenced to 9 years and 9 months plus a 50-million-yuan fine. 79 developers, including Wang Qiang, received sentences ranging from 6 months to 9 years and 9 months. In another case, 28 developers in Hainan who built an e-sports betting app were convicted of operating illegal gambling dens and received similar sentences, plus fines. One individual who ran a studio unblocking QQ accounts for fraudsters got 1 year and 6 months in prison and a 20,000-yuan fine (nationwide).
Evidence grade: A
Sources: National People's Congress (2020). Criminal Law (as amended by the Criminal Law Amendment (11), Article 287-2, Article 303, Paragraph 2). <https://jtgl.beijing.gov.cn/jgj/jgxx/flfg/fl/11033925/index.html>; Supreme People's Procuratorate of China (2023). Build and sell gambling websites, involving nearly 7 billion yuan. <https://www.spp.gov.cn/spp/zdgz/202307/t20230711_621248.shtml>; Supreme People's Procuratorate of China (2022). Shanghai Minhang District: Handled a case of opening a new online casino. <https://www.spp.gov.cn/spp/zdgz/202208/t20220805_569952.shtml>; Supreme People's Procuratorate of China (2025). Typical cases of punishing and assisting information network criminal activities and related crimes in accordance with the law (Case 1). <https://www.spp.gov.cn/xwfbh/wsfbt/202507/t20250728_702377.shtml>
Notes: “Knowing intent” does not require the client to explicitly state the purpose. When a quote is far above market rates, the app includes top-up, cash-out, and betting features, and the client refuses to disclose usage, these facts are used to prove you were aware of the illegal nature. Developers of gambling apps are prosecuted as accomplices in operating illegal gambling dens, not under the “Crime of Assisting Information Network Criminal Activities” which caps at 3 years.
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5. 不接赌博、诈骗、色情 App 的开发单，不替「客户」搭支付通道、解封账号
成本: 不花钱。代价是放弃这类报价高、需求又说不清的外包。难在对方给的钱常常比正常单子高一大截
说人话: 这类报价高、需求含糊的单子，接了就算赌博团伙的共犯。按开设赌场罪判 5 年以下，严重的 5 到 10 年，比单纯帮忙最多判 3 年重。有个电竞竞猜 App，写代码的 28 人判了 1 年到 3 年 6 个月。替诈骗团伙解封 QQ 号的，判 1 年 6 个月、罚 2 万元。
收益: 明知别人在利用网络犯罪，还给他提供技术支持、支付结算这类帮助，情节严重的判 3 年以下，并处或单处罚金。同时还构成其他犯罪的，按更重的那个罪判。开设赌场判 5 年以下并处罚金，情节严重的判 5 到 10 年。官方案例：张盛集团研发赌博游戏后「包网外销」，收建站费、报表费。涉案近 70 亿元。张盛判 9 年 9 个月、罚 5000 万元。负责外包研发的王强等 79 人，判 6 个月到 9 年 9 个月不等。陈东等人开发运营电竞竞猜 App，技术团队在海南写代码，28 人以开设赌场罪判 3 年 6 个月到 1 年不等，并处罚金。张某某开工作室替诈骗团伙解封被封的 QQ 号，判 1 年 6 个月、罚 2 万元（全国）
证据等级: A
来源: 全国人大 (2020). 刑法（根据刑法修正案（十一）修正，第二百八十七条之二、第三百零三条第二款）. <https://jtgl.beijing.gov.cn/jgj/jgxx/flfg/fl/11033925/index.html>；最高人民检察院 (2023). 建赌博网站并出售，涉案近 70 亿元. <https://www.spp.gov.cn/spp/zdgz/202307/t20230711_621248.shtml>；最高人民检察院 (2022). 上海闵行区：办理一起新型开设网络赌场案. <https://www.spp.gov.cn/spp/zdgz/202208/t20220805_569952.shtml>；最高人民检察院 (2025). 依法惩治帮助信息网络犯罪活动及相关犯罪典型案例（案例一）. <https://www.spp.gov.cn/xwfbh/wsfbt/202507/t20250728_702377.shtml>
备注: 「明知」不需要对方把用途说出口。报价明显高于市价、功能是充值提现加赔率、客户不肯说用途，办案时都会拿来推断你心里清楚。开发赌博 App 的技术人员，是按开设赌场罪的共犯办，不是帮信罪封顶 3 年那一档。帮信罪是「帮助信息网络犯罪活动罪」的简称。
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