'62 Billion Won Pot' Holdempub Illegal Gambling Venue Owner Arrested

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] The owner suspected of operating an illegal gambling site worth approximately 62 billion won in the heart of downtown Seoul has been arrested.

On the 1st, Hong Jin-pyo, the chief judge in charge of warrants at the Seoul Southern District Court, held a pre-arrest detention hearing (warrant substantive examination) and issued an arrest warrant for owner Mr. A.

The arrest warrants for currency exchange manager Mr. B and two others accused of habitual gambling were dismissed due to no concerns of flight risk or evidence tampering.

Mr. A and others are suspected of operating an illegal gambling site at a Hold'em pub in Magok-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul. Earlier, the Gangseo Police Station applied for arrest warrants for a total of nine people, including them, on charges of establishing a gambling site and organizing a criminal group, but the prosecution dismissed the warrants for the remaining five.

After multiple 112 emergency calls were made from the establishment since early this year, the police applied for a financial account warrant from the court to investigate the flow of money, confirming that approximately 62 billion won was transacted in the past year alone.

The police have booked 41 people involved in operating the gambling site or betting more than 100 million won and have sent 14 of them to the prosecution.

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