Police in Hung Yen, Vietnam, have recommended the prosecution of 74 suspects linked to XoilacTV, an illegal sports-streaming network that investigators say broadcast 1,529 unauthorized football matches and generated more than VND 133 billion, approximately $5 million, through online gambling advertising.
The recommendation was announced on September 9 and includes alleged offenses such as copyright infringement, organizing gambling and distributing obscene material.
According to investigators, the network operated through two branded sub-projects, 90 Phut and Cakhia. Both allegedly combined unauthorized football broadcasts with embedded gambling advertising as a primary source of revenue.
Vietnam’s tracked iGaming search demand fell 26.2% week-on-week from September 7 to 13, according to the Blask Index. The decline occurred during the same period as the investigation and prosecution recommendation.
The timing suggests that the removal of a high-visibility, ad-driven gambling promotion network may have contributed to lower visibility for gambling activity tracked by Blask. However, the data does not establish a direct causal relationship. The Blask Index measures normalized search attention for tracked iGaming brands and markets in Vietnam; it does not directly measure XoilacTV traffic or the network’s advertising activity.
The case is notable for the number of suspects referred and the scale of the revenue figure cited by investigators. It also highlights the overlap between unauthorized sports streaming, gambling promotion and copyright enforcement in Vietnam.
