Japan has asked eight countries and regions to block its residents from accessing licensed online casino websites, a government source said Monday.It is a crime in Japan to gamble with overseas-based betting sites, prompting the government to address the issue by urging the operators to cut off access to their sites, many of which are provided in the Japanese language.Japan has moved to crack down on illegal gambling following media revelations that some professional athletes and celebrities have used online casinos. A police survey estimated that more than 3 million people in the country h…READ FULL ARTICLE
