‘Hold'em Pub Owner and Customers’ Caught Violating Quarantine Rules and Operating Illegally Late at Night in Yeosu

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] As the nationwide daily average of COVID-19 confirmed cases approaches 2,000, a holdem pub owner and customers who violated quarantine rules by operating illegally late at night were caught.

According to the Jeonnam Police Agency on the 20th, at around 11:50 PM on the 19th, nine people including the owner, employees, and customers who violated quarantine rules were caught at a holdem pub in Yeosu City.

Yeosu has been implementing social distancing level 3 due to continuous local COVID-19 infections, and entertainment facilities such as holdem pubs are restricted from gathering from 10 PM to 5 AM the next day.

Police investigation confirmed that they enjoyed games until late at night, and although there had been several reports related to illegal operations at the holdem pub, it was revealed that they avoided crackdowns by monitoring entrants with closed-circuit television (CCTV), installing double locks, and blackout curtains.

The police forced open the entrance door and entered, finding nine people including the owner and customers hiding in private rooms and the kitchen. At the scene, three casino tables were installed, and Texas Hold'em game tools such as casino chips were scattered around.

The police plan to book them for violating the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act and notify Yeosu City.

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