'Arrest Warrants Requested for 9 Including Holdem Pub Gambling Hall Owner Over 62 Billion Won Betting'

Seoul Gangseo Police Station

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] The police have requested arrest warrants for nine individuals, including the owner, suspected of operating an illegal gambling den worth approximately 62 billion won in the heart of downtown Seoul.

On the 18th, the Gangseo Police Station in Seoul applied for arrest warrants against six people involved in opening the gambling den, including a man in his 50s, Mr. A, who operated the gambling den in Magok-dong, Gangseo-gu, on charges of establishing a gambling den and organizing a criminal group.

Additionally, three gambling participants with prior gambling records and who wagered large sums were also included in the arrest warrant application on charges of habitual gambling. Among them, one person deposited and withdrew gambling money amounting to 1.33 billion won for illegal gambling.

The police investigated the flow of money by applying for financial account warrants from the court after receiving multiple 112 emergency calls from the establishment since early this year, and confirmed that approximately 62 billion won had circulated in transactions over the past year during this process.

They recently booked 41 people who participated in operating the gambling den or wagered more than 100 million won and sent 14 of them to the prosecution.

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