Fuji TV Staffer Nabbed for Purported Online Gambling

By Arijit Roul - 26 Jun, 2025 More about the author

Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department flipped the script on Monday by arresting a Fuji Television Network employee over online gambling activity. In a twist fit for television, Yoshitaka Suzuki, who manages planning for Fuji TV’s variety shows, was accused of betting on the Eldoah Casino site, playing rounds of baccarat from his smartphone, with transactions spanning September 22, 2024, to May 13, 2025.

Fuji TV Staffer Admits to Gambling ¥100 Million After Being Introduced by a Senior Colleague

From sources close to the investigation, this 44-year-old supervisor from Shinagawa admitted guilt, revealing he picked up the gambling habit five years ago, all thanks to a senior at work. Hear this: Suzuki apparently believed his digital play would stay under wraps and no one would ever find out.

Police report says he kept logging in and betting, even after misleading his company’s probe into his casino use online, spending a total of ¥100 million ($679,000) and emerging with a ¥24 million loss. Fuji TV’s official response sounded like a broadcast interruption: “We take the case seriously and promise to work closely with investigators and prevent other similar incidents in the future.”