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led to his decision to enter the business of slot machine manufacturing. He invented the "near-miss" feature in his slot machines, an innovation that helped expand the
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overturned the 2019 Parañaque court decision and issuance of arrest warrant stating that said Parañaque court "acted with grave abuse of discretion in issuing the warrants of arrest against petitioner (Okada) and Usui despite the clear absence of probable cause against them", and quashed both the
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In 2019, Parañaque court issued warrant of arrest against
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demonstrate the grand conspiracy perpetrated by my detractors who betrayed my trust", and vows to continue fighting for reinstatement as director, chairman and chief executive officer of the company.
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