i wanted to thank sgt yamaguchi about addressing an issue of gambling on the muni. gamblers surrounding a victim. it is a shell game. he engages the victim and then there are two enforcers who surround the victim on either side. i have seen them take hundreds of dollars from the victim. once they are engaged in the game, all the others continue to egg them on, and in some cases, intimidate them if they want to withdraw. it is difficult to catch them. in the past, i have called a dispatch when i see a game going on. i quietly call dispatch and oftentimes they say it is difficult for us to get an officer of there in time to interrupt the game. i came here tonight to talk about that. fortunately, in the hall, i met officer yamaguchi, and perhaps we can go forward from there. i just wanted to bring that to your attention. visitors to our city are losing money. ice saw one woman blew $600 -- i saw one woman lose $600. i have seen this typically on the two buses i ride, the 38th and van ness. typically does not happen during commuting hours because they need a lot of spac