OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police have busted unlawful playing dens in Osaka City that supplied clients with on-line wagering, stories the Sankei Shimbun (Jan. 13).
On January 11, police raided Ryu, situated in Juso-Higashi, Yodogawa Ward and arrested 14 female and male retailer staff and clients for offering or partaking in on-line playing.
Police haven’t revealed whether or not the suspects, together with 37-year-old supervisor Ryuta Ajisaka, admit to the allegations.
In addition to Ryu, police raided two affiliated operations, together with Eight within the busy Minami district. Two clients had been additionally arrested on suspicion of playing.
At Ryu, clients may change money for factors. They then performed video games like slots and roulette on computer systems put in in personal rooms They later transformed the factors again into money after they left the premises.
To enter as a buyer, advance discover was required. All three operations had double-door entrances. Customers had been solely allowed entry after their faces had been confirmed by way of safety digicam footage.
During the raids, police seized roughly 12 million yen in money and roughly 50 computer systems from the three operations. Investigators are presently investigating how the operations ran, together with their gross sales figures.