{"id":875,"date":"2025-09-08T13:13:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T04:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kortvaluta.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=875"},"modified":"2025-09-08T13:13:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T04:13:58","slug":"announcement-onlinecasino","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/kortvaluta.com\/en\/news\/announcement-onlinecasino\/","title":{"rendered":"Notice Regarding Online Casinos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"268\">In recent years, the use of online casinos has become a social issue, and we would like to take this opportunity to advise our users to exercise great caution.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"270\" data-end=\"673\">An online casino is a form of gambling conducted via smartphones, computers, or other devices, where players place wagers in cash, crypto assets, or electronic money based on the outcome of games. These are not limited to slot machines or card games typically associated with casinos, but may also include puzzle-like smartphone games, as well as competitions based on martial arts or sports outcomes.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"838\">Even if an online casino is legally operated overseas, accessing it from within Japan and engaging in gambling constitutes a criminal offense under Japanese law.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul data-start=\"839\" data-end=\"1055\">\r\n \t<li data-start=\"839\" data-end=\"947\">\r\n<p data-start=\"841\" data-end=\"947\"><strong data-start=\"841\" data-end=\"886\">Article 185 of the Penal Code (Gambling):<\/strong> Punishable by a fine of up to 500,000 yen or a petty fine.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"1055\">\r\n<p data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"1055\"><strong data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"1004\">Article 186 of the Penal Code (Habitual Gambling):<\/strong> Punishable by imprisonment of up to three years.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p data-start=\"1057\" data-end=\"1202\">Our company strictly prohibits the use of our services for activities that violate laws or public order and morality, including online casinos.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"1204\" data-end=\"1367\">If the use of our services in connection with online casinos is confirmed or suspected, we may suspend your use of our services or terminate your user agreement.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"1369\" data-end=\"1477\">For further information on the illegality of online casinos, please also refer to the following resources:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npa.go.jp\/bureau\/safetylife\/hoan\/onlinecasino\/onlinecasino.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Police Agency Website: \u201cGambling through online casinos is a crime!\u201d\r\n<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kantei.go.jp\/jp\/singi\/hanzai\/kettei\/250422\/honbun-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Comprehensive Measures 2.0 to Protect Citizens from Fraud (Cabinet Ministerial Meeting on Crime Countermeasures, April 22, 2025)\r\n<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/kortvaluta.com\/?post_type=news&p=874"},"news-category":[4],"class_list":["post-875","news","type-news","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","news-category-news","en-US"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kortvaluta.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kortvaluta.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kortvaluta.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kortvaluta.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kortvaluta.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-category?post=875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}