Editing Unification Church (section)

===Spending church funds in casinos===
In Moon and Han's teachings, [[Las Vegas]] was described as a "city of Satan," and they aimed to amass believers to transform that hell into heaven. However, in 2022, reports from [[Shukan Bunshun]] and [[TBS News]] revealed that according to transaction records compiled between 2008 and 2011 by [[MGM Resorts International]], Hak Ja Han, and 11 church executives lost approximately {{USD|6.52 million|long=no}} in Las Vegas casinos. According to a former domestic helper of Hak Ja Han, the religious president's favorite casino game was the [[slot machine]].<ref>{{Citation|author1=「週刊文春」編集部 |url=https://bunshun.jp/articles/-/58504|script-title=ja:〈機密文書入手〉韓鶴子総裁と統一教会幹部がラスベガスのカジノで64億円"豪遊" 9億円の損失を出していた|trans-title=|work=[[Shukan Bunshun]]|date=November 10, 2022|access-date=October 9, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=October 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013020653/https://bunshun.jp/articles/-/58504|url-status=live}}</ref>

A senior believer claims that the funds squandered in the casino were donations from Japanese believers. Internal church records specify that donations, totaling {{USD|9.51 million|long=no}} between 2009 and 2011, were intended for Las Vegas. A former Japanese chief of the church who participated in the church's Las Vegas tour testified that the church specifically instructed participants to carry {{USD|7,500|long=no}} in cash as a donation, which was below the upper limit for customs declaration. Upon arrival in the U.S., they would hand over their donations and be given a tour of tourist attractions, such as the [[Grand Canyon]], while only being able to meet Moon and Han once, unaware of their gambling activities in the casino.<ref>{{Citation|url=https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/239150?display=1|script-title=ja:検証15弾 教団幹部がラスベガスで"カジノ遊興"疑惑 旧統一教会の内部資料を独自入手【報道特集】|trans-title=|work=[[TBS News]]|date=December 17, 2022|access-date=October 9, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=October 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013015338/https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/239150?display=1|url-status=live}}</ref>