Japan police bust online gamblers for first time using crypto ‘tracking tool’
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Japan police are now actively arresting users of overseas online casinos using a crypto “tracking tool” — a first for their government. On November 26 (JST) the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s Security Division referred 10 men and women to the prosecutor’s office, including a 35-year old fire department worker from Tokyo, adding more potential arrests to the 57 made since September. As if life wasn’t hard enough for those trying to survive in Japan’s crumbling economy, the state is now making active arrests of non-violent individuals for merely gambling on overseas crypto casinos. Nikkei reports that in a national first, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s Security Division has been identifying gamblers via a crypto “tracking tool.” While regulated gambling is legal in Japan for some activities such as horse racing, unauthorized gambling is a punishable offense. Sportsbet.io is one of the sites reportedly used by the individuals referred to the prosecutor’s office. Tokyo Fire Department worker burned by police for online gaming Since September, 57 arrests have been made across 24 prefectures, and many unsuspecting men and women have been caged for using their money as they wish, accessing overseas crypto casinos. In total, 130 such gamblers have now been identified across the archipelago, and the state plans to crack down on the remaining cases one after another. The casinos, such as sportsbet.io, pictured above, are known to advertise themselves as safe, fun, and secure, and “fully available in Japanese.” Other sites mentioned in the report include Vera & John casino and BitCasino. One of the ten individuals recently reported is a 35-year-old fire department worker from Kodaira City, Tokyo. The ten men and women referred to the prosecutor’s office on the 26th are in their 20s to 60s. Vera and John casino advertised in Japanese as “safe, secure, and…
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