A man in his 70s indicted on charges of setting up a hwatu gambling table at a senior shelter and taking admission fees was sentenced to a fine.
On the 7th, Presiding Judge Park Yong-geun of the Daegu District Court Criminal Division 7 said A, in his 70s, was sentenced to a fine of 3 million won on charges of opening a gambling venue by setting up a hwatu table at a senior shelter and taking admission fees from an unspecified number of customers.
From Nov. 2022 to Oct. last year, A prepared seven round tables, 35 chairs, and hwatu cards at a senior shelter on Gyeongsang Gamyeong-gil in Jung District, Daegu. He was put on trial on charges of admitting an unspecified number of customers for an admission fee of 3,000 won per person and having them gamble at so-called "go-stop."
Judge Park said the defendant "opened a place for gambling for profit," and noted that "considering the courtroom testimony and the witness's bank account transaction details, a fine is imposed."