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More Japanese Gambling Online Many Unaware That It s Illegal February 20 2021
a growing number of japanese are illegally gambling online, lured by social media campaigns and assurances from overseas websites that they can avoid arrest for their illicit bets.japanese police dispute the sites’ claims, but they do acknowledge the difficulties in gathering sufficient evidence in such cases. many of the gamblers, in fact, are unaware that their actions violate japanese law.based on this 
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