On the 18th, YouTuber “Uzuki Channel,” who was receiving affiliate rewards from an overseas online casino, ” (3,740 subscribers) was arrested for aiding habitual gambling. According to the description on her YouTube channel, Uzuki, also known as Date Tomomi, is a “hostess from Kitashinchi, Osaka.” Uzuki has signed an advertising revenue contract with the overseas casino site “vera&john.” He then posted a video of himself actually playing at Vera John. At the beginning of each video there was a disclaimer saying “This video is not intended to promote online casinos,” but at the same time there was a link to access the casino. As a result, he allegedly received approximately 70,000 yen in advertising fees for each video he posted. This is apparently the first case in the country where a suspect has been arrested for this type of tactic – signing advertising contracts with operators, ostensibly recruiting people to join online casinos in the form of posted videos, and aiding in habitual gambling. During questioning, Date reportedly said, “I didn’t think it was illegal to enter into an affiliate contract and solicit customers.” By the way, Vera John is also known for having appointed Raphael (1.73 million subscribers) as its official ambassador in March 2022. It is unclear whether Raphael is still in his role, but Vera & John’s official YouTube channel still has several videos featuring Raphael, showing him gambling. Problems surrounding online casinos Online casinos were once considered to be in a “gray” legal zone, and a large amount of content about online casinos was posted on YouTube. However, this all changed in October 2022 when the National Police Agency and the Consumer Affairs Agency stated clearly that “connecting to an online casino and gambling is a crime in Japan!” Videos related to online casinos were deleted or made private one after another. Amid these developments, “Mikuri Asakura” (3.42 million subscribers), who had previously posted videos of himself gambling on the online casino “beebet,” also deleted a series of his videos. At the time, Asakura had not provided any explanation for the deletion, so Shibata (1.16 million viewers) criticized him, saying that he should explain it himself. By the way, Bebet, which Asakura introduced, once sponsored the martial arts tournament “Breakingdown.” (Reference: prtimes) According to the National Police Agency, 107 people were arrested for online casino gambling offenses in 2023. Reports of arrests of influencers continue to emerge, with “Yusha Toro” (4,600 subscribers) in June this year, “Stomach” (120,000 subscribers) in February, and “Before Going to Sleep ch” (7,400 subscribers) in September last year. In May of this year, female streamer Tanukana (10,000 viewers) reported on her account that she had signed a new sponsorship contract with Cyprus-based online bookmaker 1xbet. However, in response to this, Tanukana deleted the post, likely due to comments pointing out that it was aiding gambling and asking “Is this legal?”
>>1 > At the beginning of every video, there is a disclaimer that says, “This video is not intended to promote online casinos.” > Date says, “I didn’t think it was illegal to enter into an affiliate contract and solicit customers.” So he’s admitting that it was solicitation. If that’s the case, the disclaimer is a lie, and it’s evidence that he was aware that it was illegal, isn’t it?
>>30 >>38 Raphael is a former salesman for a major company, so he’s a management professional and pretty smart, so he’s able to get around without any problems. In the first place, we don’t know his face or real name, so there’s no way to catch him. His methods are really clever.
A 34-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of soliciting people to join online casinos through affiliate advertising. Date is said to have also signed contracts with multiple other online casinos, earning around 5.5 million yen in compensation over the past year. During a cyber patrol in April 2011, the prefectural police confirmed that Date had posted videos related to online casinos and had been investigating the matter.
NHK’s “The Dark Side of Online Casinos” special feature features Japan’s World Cup team in unexpected form, but even with the mosaic processing, “it’s obvious” 2022.12.16 18:55 The man in the video appeals, “I want you to experience the pleasure of victory,” but the image is mosaicked, his voice is processed to be lowered, and his identity is not revealed. However, many online viewers have pointed out that the man is Maya Yoshida, captain of the Japanese national soccer team, who appears in a commercial for the free version of the online game “Vera John.”
Rather than regulating online casinos, it would be more effective to publicize the fraudulent nature of online casinos, since they are so designed that you can never win.
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