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| Neighborhood where gambling den is located (Google Maps photo) |
A Filipino facing a charge of managing an illegal gambling establishment is now being sought by police after a warrant for his arrest was issued by the Kowloon City Court for being absent from a hearing.
Ray Onate Jr., 37 years old and listed as unemployed, was charged
with violation of section 5(b) of the Gambling Ordinance after being arrested last
March 18 for managing a gambling establishment at 1/F, 140 Shanghai Street, Yau
Ma Tei, Kowloon.
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| PINDUTIN ITO PARA SA DETALYE |
The offense prescribes a penalty of a fine of $5,000,000 and
imprisonment for 2 years on summary conviction or a fine of $5,000,000 and to
imprisonment for 7 years on conviction on indictment.
After his case was called and court personnel failed to find him inside and outside the court last Thursday (April 30), Acting Principal Magistrate Peony Wong issued a warrant for his arrest.
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| Basahin ang detalye! |
His co-defendant, Cindy Salvan, who faces a charge of gambling
in the unlicensed establishment contrary to section 6 of the Gambling Ordinance, and another for breach of condition of stay for overstaying from Aug. 18, 2025 to last March 18,
was remanded in custody.
Onate and Salvan were among the 12 people of different
nationalities who were charged with illegal gambling after being arrested in a
police raid on March 18.
The Ordinance’s Section 6 says any person who gambles in a
gambling establishment commits an offense and is liable on first conviction to
a fine at level 3 ($10,000) and to imprisonment for 3 months; on second
conviction to a fine at level 4 ($25,000) and to imprisonment for 6 months; and
on third or subsequent conviction to a fine at level 5 ($5,000) and to
imprisonment for 9 months.
Magistrate Wong adjourned the case to May 4.
