<figure id="attachment_430944" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-430944" style="width: 1000px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="f3124287"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/07/04a1e5d633e3588b77fa8a8e442cf7f6.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-430944" class="wp-caption-text">Matsuko Deluxe, who lent money to a Fuji TV employee who was arrested for dabbling in online casinos: &#8230;&#8230;</figcaption></figure>
<h2><span class="strongInContent"> The employee was &#8220;favored&#8221; by former president Koichi Minato.</span></h2>
<p> Online casinos are a great source of stimulation, and can be used in one&#8217;s spare time. Despite the fact that online casinos are illegal, a number of people are getting into them as if they were easy games, and they are already spreading in the TV industry.</p>
<p> A suspect, Yoshitaka Suzuki, 44, a producer and head of Fuji Television&#8217;s Variety Production Department, was arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on suspicion of habitual online casino gambling.</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> The Fuji Television Network has long been known for its variety shows, and the suspect was arrested on suspicion of habitual online casino gambling. The suspect Suzuki is a general manager and director at the pinnacle of the variety shows. He was also favored by former president Koichi Minato and was in charge of the general direction of &#8220;Poka Poka. But that is a responsible position, entrusted with the lives of the performers and outside staff. Why couldn&#8217;t he just put up with legal gambling?</span></p>
<p> This is the &#8220;magical&#8221; nature of online casinos. Experts say that the casinos are controlled by AI and let the players win at first, but lose in total.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> To be honest, many TV people are gamblers,&#8221; he said. Even those who used to talk about online casinos openly have suddenly become tight-lipped in light of the recent arrest reports.</span></p>
<p> Akashiya Sanma (70), who was a close friend of the suspect, spoke about Suzuki on the June 28 broadcast of MBS radio&#8217;s &#8220;Young Town Saturday,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> This week has been a tough week for me. The arrest at Fuji TV&#8217;s online casino is one of ours.</span></p>
<p> He also said, &#8220;I&#8217;ve been in a lot of trouble. He added</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> When I bumped into Matsuko yesterday, she called me a &#8220;man who creates criminals.</span></p>
<p> He added with a laugh, &#8220;I bumped into Matsuko yesterday, and she called me a man who produces criminals.</p>
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<p> In April this year, an employee of MBS Radio who was a producer of &#8220;Young Town&#8221; was arrested for breaking into the home of a female acquaintance without permission. Matsuko Deluxe (52) must have told him that there had been a string of arrests around him.</p>
<p> However, Matsko Deluxe also has some worrisome reports at &#8230;&#8230;.</p>
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<h2><span class="strongInContent">He said he would lend her money to use for gambling. &#8230;&#8230;</span></h2>
<p> Suzuki is believed to have wagered about 170 million yen in just one and a half months, and the June 25 Sports Nippon reported that he owed money to Matsuko Deluxe, according to a Fuji Television source.</p>
<p> Then, Matsuko Deluxe, who answered a direct interview with &#8220;NEWS POST SEVEN&#8221; distributed on July 4, admitted that she and the former president of her agency had lent money to the suspect Suzuki,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> I knew he was a gambler. But I thought I was able to pay off my debt by lending him money, and he was such a big fool for going to an online casino,&#8221; she said.</span></p>
<p> He said.</p>
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<p> Matsuko Deluxe could have imagined that a TV station employee with a high income, and at the level of a general manager, would ask a celebrity for money. However, it is said that money lent with &#8220;good intentions&#8221; can lead to unexpected situations.</p>
<p> According to attorney Kenta Morimitsu of Morimitsu Law Office</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> If the loan was made with the knowledge that the money was to be used for gambling, it could be considered an accessory to the crime of gambling (aiding and abetting or a joint rightful offender). However, if the person who lent the money to Matsko did so simply because he was in need of money (and was unaware of the gambling), he would not be considered an accessory to the crime of gambling.</span></p>
<p> We therefore sent a letter of inquiry to Matsko&#8217;s office to confirm the facts, but received no response by the deadline.</p>
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<p> Online casino pollution that could result in the loss of both money and social status. Moreover, it is even more sinister when the people who lent money to the casino are also involved. We hope that the government will take further measures, such as shutting down casino sites.</p>


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