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HANOI, May 11 (Reuters) - Vietnamese police raided an illegal casino in Ho Chi Minh City earlier this week and detained 21 gamblers, all women.

The Ho Chi Minh City police newspaper reported that police also detained the casino organiser, who was also a woman, and seized 35 million dong ($2,298) in cash and 10 sets of playing cards.

It said suspision arose after police spotted many women arriving at the building where the casino was housed at all hours of the day and leaving around midnight.

Gambling is illegal but widespread in communist-ruled Vietnam.

Those caught breaking the law are subject to fines or prison terms ranging from a few months to several years. ($1=15,228 dong)

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