Father and son who led Singapore-based gambling syndicate jailed and fined S$800,000 in total Toggle share menu
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03 Feb 2021 02:34PM) Share this content
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SINGAPORE: A father and son duo, who were leaders of a Singapore-based transnational gambling syndicate that took bets based on legal Singapore Pools lotteries, were jailed and issued fines totalling S$800,000 on Tuesday (Dec 15).
Ow Choon Bok, 44, was given five years jail and a fine of S$500,000, while his father Ow Gowan Hock, 73, was jailed for three-and-a-half years and fined S$300,000.
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If they cannot pay the fines, they will have to serve additional jail terms of 10 months and six months respectively.