¥4.5 mil stolen from man after he wins boat race bet

suspect may have targeted

of course. I’m surprised it doesn’t happen more. I play pachinko and some of those winners get 200,000 and 300,000 payouts and it’s all cash with no tracking at all to prove how mud was stolen. Glad he wasn’t injured. Kiss the cash goodbye.

Why get in cash the money prize ?

It is so useless to carry a lot of cash compare to electronic money on a bank account.

Maybe he learned his lesson.

Of course rhe thief shall get his prison prize if get caught but he stole so far only a bag, not a safe.

I wonder if gambling shop employees tip off would-be thieves. Unless the victim was being blatantly indiscreet with his winnings, how else would they know this guy won so much?

Only a Lunatic would carry so much cash after 8pm

Why doesn't Japan offers account transfer money, like any other civilized country?

Pretty sure the option is available, payout in cash is a pain too, doesn't make sense to not offer it.

DanteKH

Why doesn't Japan offers account transfer money, like any other civilized country?

Bank transfers are an extremely common way of doing business in Japan. Anyone who lives here would know that.

Now, whether or not it is practiced by bookmakers is a whole other question. Although, even if it is, the victim may not have wanted a paper trail, for tax purposes.

it’s elementary to track the movement of the cell phone to within 2 meters. the perps cell phone can be tracked in unison, so even if/when the victims phone is discarded, you still track the “co-joined” one to where it stops moving - the perps home.

i don’t think people have any idea how often tracking leads to arrests. it’s like dropping crumbs all along the path. the location of every single wifi router in the world is known and two data bases are available. phones and routers all along a route are communicating continuously, not just cell towers.

when the movement stops overnight, that phone is 2 meters from the known location of the router - and so is the perp.

Must’ve been one hell of a bet.

oops

Cash = no evidence for the tax man

Follow the phone!

Cash = no evidence for the tax man

So if the guy who was robbed intended to cheat on his taxes, I guess we don't need to feel sorry for him.