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[BFOMF5]

Originally Posted by BFOMF5

Game shop got raid

After the raid at Hollywood.
(Police cordon off this shop)
All game shop ware closed.
ops UTAMA game area sepi.
Look like tonight N's shop going to suffer from the closures.
Hopes tomorrow all game shop will resume their operation.

[Abang Steve]

Bro's , Can someone advice 350k for 1 day rental of car in BATAM- Is it ok ?


And also which money changer in Nogoya is best ?

Pls assist to advice.

[XXLCat]

Originally Posted by BFOMF5

Game shop got raid

Why do they raid Game Shop? It is not a booking joint at all right?

[hawkeye007]

Originally Posted by Abang Steve

Bro's , Can someone advice 350k for 1 day rental of car in BATAM- Is it ok ?


And also which money changer in Nogoya is best ?

Pls assist to advice.

350k is on the high side; you can typically rent an Avanza-type vehicle for 250k per day.

Moneychangers around the Formosa Hotel, City Central Hotel and Holiday Hotel area typically give the best rates. Ask around those areas.

[hawkeye007]

Originally Posted by XXLCat

Why do they raid Game Shop? It is not a booking joint at all right?

It’s jackpot machines inside. Gambling is technically illegal in Indonesia.

[XXLCat]

Originally Posted by hawkeye007

It’s jackpot machines inside. Gambling is technically illegal in Indonesia.

Oh... I see.. thank you Bro hawkeye007...

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by hawkeye007

It’s jackpot machines inside. Gambling is technically illegal in Indonesia.

There is something i am curious about, i thought the winnings in there isnt money,right? But cigarettes and other stuffs. But why are the police raiding such places then?

[Naka_Timo]

Originally Posted by nono1973

There is something i am curious about, i thought the winnings in there isnt money,right? But cigarettes and other stuffs. But why are the police raiding such places then?

Very simple bro. They are hungry, they need $ to satisfy them.

[Abang Steve]

Originally Posted by hawkeye007

350k is on the high side; you can typically rent an Avanza-type vehicle for 250k per day.

Moneychangers around the Formosa Hotel, City Central Hotel and Holiday Hotel area typically give the best rates. Ask around those areas.

Thanks much Bro Hawkeye007

[newyorker88]

Originally Posted by nono1973

There is something i am curious about, i thought the winnings in there isnt money,right? But cigarettes and other stuffs. But why are the police raiding such places then?

Technically, the players are playing games. But they didn’t involve cash. They just pour in the coins. But the grey area is exchanging back for cash. Very much like pachinko.

Without such games. These shops can’t survive

[newyorker88]

Originally Posted by maddog_mlvn

Bro for ur info as individual foreign cannot own free hold landed property in Btm, with company name YES. U only lease the landed property fm the developers or property owner. Base on a 10yrs + 10yrs + 10yrs ( for 30yrs if enough kopi was bought ) leasing contract print out in bahasa indo, which u hv to pay to legal adviser to translate into what ever language u understand. Pls ask and dig deeper b4 u commit urself.
And alway be aware 90% r very good in BS.

You can invest in shophouses. But more expensive. Apartments in harbour bay can be foreigner owned

[sule]

Originally Posted by nono1973

There is something i am curious about, i thought the winnings in there isnt money,right? But cigarettes and other stuffs. But why are the police raiding such places then?

The coins will be exchange to cigarettes or power bank or other stuffs.

After that The cigarettes or power bank will be "buy back" by someone from the game shop but outside the game shop.

End of the day, you still get cash back.

[sule]

Originally Posted by hawkeye007

It’s jackpot machines inside. Gambling is technically illegal in Indonesia.

Bro, can suggest change your location from Planet Earth to Planet beside Earth, "Venus"
My favourtie place in batam.

[sule]

Originally Posted by newyorker88

You can invest in shophouses. But more expensive. Apartments in harbour bay can be foreigner owned

New rules just started, in batam, foreigner can own any properties now like local.

[BFOMF5]

Originally Posted by BFOMF5

Hotel no name
MP Lao Ka Tong

HOTEL PARAGON@NAGOYA
Opening tomorrow 8/12/2017
Lao Ka Tong MP (clean) opened today.