30 November 2012 Last updated at 08:25 ET
More than 100 people have been detained in a massive police raid on a gambling den near the Vietnamese city of Hanoi.
Officials say 200 police stormed a guest-house in Bac Ninh province where gambling was taking place over a game involving the flipping of coins.
Officers seized $ 260,000 (£162,110) from the premises.
Apart from casinos where foreign nationals are allowed to play, gambling is illegal in Vietnam.
Nevertheless, correspondents say that gambling remains popular across the country, particularly when it comes to matches in international football leagues, which are shown on television in Vietnam.
Illegal gambling rings are believed to run operations allowing people to bet with large and small sums of money.
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