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Gambling News - 'Japan'
Industry
April 3, 2025
Japanese Comedians Could Face Criminal Charges for Gambling
Comedians part of the Japanese entertainment conglomerate founded more than 100 years ago, Yoshimoto Kogyo Holdings, are subject to scrutiny after allegedly gambling online via overseas operators. Only recently, papers were sent to public prosecutors for six popular comedians over their suspected involvement in gambling. Six Comedians Face Scrutiny over Suspected Online Gambling As announced […]

Sports
March 24, 2025
2025 Japanese GP Formula 1 Odds, Time, and Prediction
The 2025 Japanese GP odds suggest that one of the McLaren-Mercedes will win again. As a reminder, Lando Norris won the first race of the season, while his colleague, Oscar Piastri, won the second. If either of them does it, it’s going to be the first time for this team to get a win in […]

Industry
March 24, 2025
Japan Launches New Plan to Combat Illegal Online Gambling
The Japanese government has rolled out a new plan to stop the spread of illegal online gambling. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet gave the green light to a full plan that includes tougher rules for payment collection services and affiliate marketers who push offshore gambling sites. Authorities Tighten Controls on Online Casinos as Gambling Addiction […]

Casino
March 17, 2025
One-in-Three Japanese Who Play Offshore Rake Up Debt within a Week
Offshore gambling sites in Japan are quite popular, so much so that 3.7 million people have placed a wager with an unlicensed service that is available to local citizens. Offshore Gambling Leads to Quick Indebtedness in Japan This is the conclusion of the Society Concerned about Gambling Addiction, a Tokyo-based organization that has conducted an […]

Casino
January 7, 2025
Japan Alarmed over Rise in Gambling Addiction Fueled by Online Casinos
According to a report by The Japan Times, online gambling addiction in Japan has become a serious problem, particularly in the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. The Society Concerned about Gambling Addiction, a public interest organization based in Tokyo, has reported an 11-fold increase in consultation requests received in 2024. Japanese Organization Reports […]

Casino
December 27, 2024
MGM Osaka Set to Start Main Construction in April 2025
Japan has given the go-ahead to three integrated casino resorts under the mandate of late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who approved the projects as part of the country’s strategy to boost tourism. MGM Osaka Finally Set to Begin Construction Fast forward to 2024, and construction has not yet started on any of the projects, and […]
Legal
December 20, 2024
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Ex-Lawmaker Who Took IR Bribes
The Supreme Court of Japan has confirmed a four-year prison term for a former lawmaker embroiled in a bribery scandal linked to integrated resort (IR) licensing. Reports indicate that the 53-year-old ex-politician in the central government’s House of Representatives under the Liberal Democratic Party, Tsukasa Akimoto, failed to have his sentence reduced by the country’s […]
Industry
November 8, 2024
Swindler Uses Romance Scam to Con 100 Men, Uses Money to Gamble
Last month, Tokyo Reporter revealed that a former employee of Toyota Coniq Pro was accused of conspiring with an IT specialist working for Yonageya to conduct a fraud of roughly 160 million yen ($1.07 million). At least one of the two men had allegedly spent the defrauded money on entertainment activities, gambling included. Now, the same […]
Industry
October 11, 2024
Japan: Two Men Suspected in $1M Fraud, Gambling Linked to One
Two men are suspected of defrauding a company out of more than 100 million yen and at least one of them is suspected to have spent money on entertainment activities, including gambling. Fictitious Orders Result in Losses in Millions of Yen The criminal case is from Japan where a 51-year-old man identified with the initials […]
Legal
September 16, 2024
Osaka Police Arrest Men Who Laundered Money for Offshore Operator
The Osaka police have arrested three people suspected of involvement in an illegal gambling-related money laundering operation. Authorities believe that the trio has laundered dozens of millions of dollars for black market companies. The Men Were Involved with an Offshore Operator The three arrestees include Hatsuyo Kinoshita, 40, Yukiko Han, 41, and Yuya Santanda, 40. […]