Location: Japan
Tokyo police arrest 12 in online gambling raid
2 July 2025 at 6:41am UTC-4
Police in Tokyo have arrested twelve people as the crackdown on illegal online gambling in the country continues.
According to NHK, the arrests were made at a shop called RIZIN ...
Japanese TV station employee arrested for spending JPY100 million on illegal overseas gambling
23 June 2025 at 7:56am UTC-4
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested an employee at Japanese TV station Fuji TV for illegal online gambling.
Yoshitaka Suzuki was the manager of Fuji TV’s ...
Japan bans overseas online casino advertising
19 June 2025 at 7:21am UTC-4
Japan’s national parliament has banned advertising and promotional content that directs people to overseas online casinos, as part of its crackdown on illegal gambling.
The ...
Jpop singer under investigation for illegal online gambling
17 June 2025 at 6:33am UTC-4
A member of the Japanese boy group JO1, Shion Tsurubo, is currently under investigation by Tokyo Metropolitan Police for gambling online.
Authorities allege that Tsurubo may ...
Japan asks other countries to block casino access
16 June 2025 at 8:02am UTC-4
The Japanese government has asked eight other countries and territories to take steps to prevent Japanese residents from accessing online casino sites.
A government source ...
Nine Japanese nationals arrested for operating an offshore online casino
6 June 2025 at 7:53am UTC-4
Kanagawa prefectural police have announced that they had arrested nine people on 5 June after being tied to running a Curacao online casino.
The people were involved in ...
Mixi increases PointsBet offer
4 June 2025 at 8:05am UTC-4
Japanese entertainment corporation Mixi has increased its offer to take over Australian betting operator PointsBet, having initially registered a bid back in February.
Earlier ...
Japanese lawmakers pass bill targeting illegal online gambling
3 June 2025 at 7:42am UTC-4
Japan’s House of Representatives has passed a bill this week aimed at tightening the regulations around illegal online gambling.
The bill, which Japan’s ruling and ...
Japanese man arrested for gambling JPY90 million on Stake
2 June 2025 at 6:01am UTC-4
Japanese police have arrested Makoto Chomabayashi for allegedly wagering JPY90 million on the casino platform Stake.
Chomabayashi mainly wagered on baccarat games between ...
Japanese lawmakers respond as illegal betting reaches JPY1 trillion
19 May 2025 at 5:50am UTC-4
Japan’s ruling and opposition parties have agreed to introduce a bill during the current legislative session to address illegal betting on online casinos, which has reached JPY1 ...
