Chinese Businessman Gets Hooked on Arcade Game, Wastes $15,000 in Company Funds

Players who get 1000 points can get money back from the arcade.
Chinese Businessman Gets Hooked on Arcade Game, Wastes $15,000 in Company Funds
"Hit the Fish," the arcade that lost Xie his money and his freedom. Sina Weibo
Juliet Song
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Police in the southwestern Chinese megalopolis of Chongqing arrested a legal manager who spent 100,000 yuan (about $15,000) in company money to play an arcade fishing game.

When the 30-year-old Mr. Xie went home to Chongqing this January to spend the Chinese New Year holidays with his family, he became addicted to the game, called “Da Yu'er,” or “Hit the Fish,” the online news outlet China.com.cn reported.  

The arcade game is played by inserting coins and hitting the virtual fish. Accumulating 1,000 points allows the player to win 100 yuan (about $15) back from the arcade.

"Hit the Fish," the arcade that lost Xie his money and his freedom. (Sina Weibo)
"Hit the Fish," the arcade that lost Xie his money and his freedom. Sina Weibo
Juliet Song
Juliet Song
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Juliet Song is an international correspondent exclusively covering China news for NTD. She primarily contributes to NTD's "China in Focus," covering U.S.-China relations, the Chinese regime's human rights abuses, and domestic unrest inside China.