SAITAMA, Japan - Japanese police arrested nine people Wednesday for allegedly operating a payment system for overseas online casino bets and enabling customers to gamble from within Japan illegally.
Saitama and Aichi prefectural police suspect the group had about 340 billion yen ($2.1 billion) transferred from customers as wagers to its bank account.
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