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| The gambling establishment is in one of these North Point buildings (Google Maps photo) |
A Filipino is in deeper trouble than he originally got into for having been arrested for illegal gambling, when he failed to show up for his hearing at the Eastern Court.
RJ Raqueno, 36 years old, faces a charge of violation of
section 6 of the Gambling Ordinance, for “gambling in a gambling establishment”
on June 11 on the fourth floor of 453 King’s Road in North Point.
Raqueno was listed as absent after court security failed to find him inside and outside the courtroom when his case was called just before lunch break on Thursday (July 10) .
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For such absence, Raqueno now faces an arrest warrant issued
by Acting Principal Magistrate David Cheung, loss of his bail money to forfeiture
and a ban from posting bail if arrested.
Gambling Ordinance outlaws gambling in Hong Kong, and prescribes
jail sentences of up to three months and fine of up to Level 1 ($5,000) for the
first offense of “gambing in a gambling etablishment.” For repeat offenders,
the penalty is nine months in jail and fine of up to Level 3 ($50,000).
