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Police Raid Illegal Poker Club in Japan with Alleged Links to the Yakuza
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A police raid in Japan shut down an underground poker club that authorities believe may have links to the Yakuza.
A police raid in Tokyo has uncovered poker’s underground links to Japan’s largest organized crime syndicate, the Yakuza. (Image: Wikipedia)
According to a report by local station TV Asahi, Tokyo Metropolitan Police busted the illegal poker room on April 24. The underground casino was located in Tokyo’s Sumida Ward and, according to police, profits from its games were allegedly helping to fund organized crime.
March 15, 2021
In Japan and a prominent political figure has reportedly poured cold water on suggestions that the government of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga may be considering whether to legalize online casino gaming.
According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming, Hachiro Okonogi (pictured) serves as the Chairman for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s National Public Safety Commission and he used a recent press conference to vociferously deny rumors that iGaming legislation was being contemplated. The source detailed that the 55-year-old subsequently went even further by pledging that Suga’s administration would continue to crack down on illegal online gambling despite the activity having grown more popular as a direct result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.