2. The circumstances favorable to the Defendant are as follows: (a) the Defendant recognized all of the instant crimes and is in violation of depth; (b) the Defendant paid the surcharge imposed by the lower court at the time of the trial to collect illegal profits; and (c) the Defendant appears to have faithfully lived without participating in the illegal game book from the time of arrest to the time of arrest.

However, the crime of this case takes place as a business of money exchange and speculative acts while operating an illegal game room using game products which have not been classified. Such illegal game room business needs to be strictly punished for severe social harm, such as encouraging the gambling spirit of the general public and failing to break down the home economy. The Defendant, along with C, appears to have led to the crime of this case as joint business owner of the game room of this case. At the time of prosecutorial investigation, the Defendant stated that the Defendant and C were joint business owners of the game room of this case.

(증거기록 제1권 제81쪽). , 피고인은 공범들과 환전담당, 차량운전 담당 등 역할을 분담하여 조직적 형태를 갖추고, 단속을 피하기 위해 3차례에 걸쳐 창고와 컨테이너를 전전하면서 손님들을 일명 ‘깜깜이 차량’으로 이동시키는 등 은밀한 방법으로 게임장을 운영하였는바, 그 범행 수법이 매우 불량한 점, 범행기간이 82일로 짧지 아니하고, 게임장에 설치했던 불법게임기 대수도 40대에 이르러 그 규모가 작지 아니한 점, 피고인은 공범들이 단속된 이후에도 2015. 8. 7. 체포될 때까지 약 3년간 도주하는 등 범행 후의 정상이 매우 불량한 점 피고인은 도주한 사실이 없다고 주장하나, 피고인은 검찰에서 '2012. 10. 3.경 공범들이 단속되자, C를 만나 대책을 논의하였고, C가 혼자 다 책임을 지기로...