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In April this year, a man who ran a restaurant consulting business in Sendai’s Izumi Ward was sent to prosecutors for allegedly using a smartphone to bet money on an overseas online casino site. This is the first arrest in Tohoku for suspected online casino gambling. The man referred to prosecutors on suspicion of gambling is a 34-year-old man who works as a consultant at a restaurant in Izumi Ward. According to police, the man is suspected of using his smartphone to connect to an overseas online casino site and play baccarat between April 12 and April 25 this year. The man bet about 3 million yen 850 times and, after an investigation by police, admitted the charges, saying, “I knew it was illegal.” According to police, this is the first arrest in Tohoku on suspicion of gambling at an online casino that is not a store. Even if online casinos are operated by foreign operators, police are warning people not to use them as they are considered illegal gambling in Japan.