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Jail and fine for trio who set up online poker club using mobile app
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13 Apr 2021 03:50PM)
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SINGAPORE: After losing money playing online poker, three friends decided to create their own club hosting poker games within their social circle.
They set it up with a mobile app and bought virtual coins to start games, which they took turns to host daily after their working hours. In a single day in November 2018, they facilitated 29 players in their All in Poker Club with a total bet value of S$11,682.
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Serene Chan Li Shan, 35, Desmond Low Weimin, 36, and 31-year-old Benjamin Ong Jia Wei were each given three months jail and fined S$20,000 on Tuesday (Apr 13). If they cannot pay the fine, they will each have to serve two months jail in default. ....

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