On June 17th, a story was revealed in Spain, at the casino in Barcelona, about how mafias make their plays inside the casinos without their being aware of it.
It was five o'clock in the morning, and Wei was playing the roulette game without money, who chose to call his compatriot Xiangyang, who lent him 300 euros more. But a "controller" of the Fujian band saw him. Four days later, three people were waiting for Xiangyang at the exit of the Sant Pau subway, who approached, took out knives and tried to stab him. They did not stop until several witnesses told the police.
Xiangyang was wounded for meddling in the loan business at the Barcelona Casino of the Fujian Band, according to the Mossos (National Police of the Catalan place) seven years ago that the Catalan police detect members of the Chinese mafia lending money in the House of games of the city. Some of the money they earn with marijuana and brothels use it to leave money in the casino.
The loans, with abusive interests, in this case 100 euros per day for every 1,000 euros, are not a crime. But they suppose a very serious fault for the house of games if they know what happens and they allow it. She is punished with up to 600,000 euros of fine. In the worst case, the closure of the premises may be decreed.
Di, who according to the Mossos was the ringleader of the band, used to be in the area of the casino cafe. The calls for money were at any hour: five in the afternoon, eight, ten at night, two in the morning.
He also added the work of the "controllers", people who located compatriots (other Asians) who had lost everything and told them: "Go to the area where 'I am selling Banca', next to the stairs, there is a man Chinese, short, from the Qing Ting area, look for it and give them the money. " A Di, 40, always left the money through third parties, to "not get dirty," according to Xiangyang. As an endorsement, they sometimes kept their documentation.
"Casino Barcelona has no record of this happening inside the Casino", claims its communication officer.
In research, there is no element that points to the casino's convenience with the lenders. The Vice-Presidency, Economy and Finance Department, which inspects and sanctions, has never fined Casino Barcelona or any other in Catalonia
