An estimated 3.37 million people in Japan have gambled at online casinos, according to a survey by the National Police Agency ...

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 ...

Millions of people in Japan are reported to be addicted to online gambling, with the amount of money spent on illegal gambling reaching 1.2 trillion yen annually, a police survey revealed on Thursday.

Japan enforces stringent gambling laws, allowing only a few exceptions such as horse racing, auto racing, boat racing, ...

In all cases, they reportedly engaged in non-habitual gambling. The Japanese Penal Code stipulates that simple gambling is punishable by a fine up to 500,000 yen (approx. $3,300) or a petty fine.

Japanese adults are five time more addicted to gambling than other countries, says study. The study that showed nearly 5% of Japanese adults are addicted gambling also showed rising adult ...