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Blotter: Poker-playing monks arrested
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28-Dec-2008, 21:15
The Korean Times reported Thursday that police in Boeun, South Korea arrested five Buddhist monks for betting on an illegal poker game during a raid on a Mount Songni hotel.
According to a North Chungcheong Province police spokesperson, the monks were staying at the hotel while attending a national Buddhist event. The spokesperson went on to say that the monks had wagered more than W9 million (approximately $7,000) by the time police apprehended them.
The Won (W) is South Korea’s national currency.
"We were tipped off that a group of monks were gambling," one officer said.
To date, Korean officials have released no further details concerning the arrests.
- Phill Provance
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