Yakuza<\/strong><\/p>\nYakuza, or gokudo, are members of organized crime syndicates that have originated in Japan. It’s estimated that there are more than 39,000 current gangsters in four main syndicates. Yakuza are known to participate in human trafficking and extortion. However, gang bosses typically bar their members from drug trafficking.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
“Imagine if a gangster was able to get control over a VIP host. They could do a significant amount of damage,” Stern, a former FBI agent, added. “There are many ways to skim money from a casino and criminals will easily figure out how to do it.”<\/p>\n
The legalization of commercial gambling remains unpopular among Japan’s general public. But Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his controlling Liberal Democratic Party are pressing on in an effort to make the country a more tourism-oriented destination.<\/p>\n
Security Bids<\/b><\/h2>\n
Casinos will likely include an array of security safeguards in their pitches.<\/p>\n
The National Diet included a mandatory \u00a56,000 (US $55) entrance fee that Japanese residents will need to pay to gain access to the casino. The toll is designed to prevent elevated instances of problem gambling.<\/strong><\/p>\nEarlier this month, the Japan Tourism Agency announced the establishment of the International Tourism Department. The federal agency will be tasked with selecting the sites for the casinos and will be in charge of all security matters for the multibillion-dollar properties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The former head of security at Wynn Resorts says casinos in Japan will become targets for organized crime syndicates. James Stern and Wynn Resorts parted ways in April after he testified before the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) that he used company money to secretly surveil Elaine Wynn, the casino operator’s largest single shareholder. Ms. Wynn’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":108668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13592],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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