Police seek gambling charges against sumos
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February 16, 2011, Wednesday
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JAPANESE police sought charges yesterday against two senior sumo wrestlers in an alleged gambling scam.
The wrestlers - both active in the sport's second-highest division - are suspected of gambling on baseball games. Police say gangsters were involved in the gambling as bookies and possibly taking profits on the bets.
Police submitted their request for formal charges yesterday to the Tokyo District Prosecutors' Office, which will decide whether to pursue the case against the two wrestlers and seven other suspects, police said.
The two wrestlers were identified as Daido, 28, from Tokyo, and Shironoryu, 27, from Mongolia. Police declined to give details about the remaining suspects.
The nine were suspected of betting in a gambling ring allegedly organized by a group of four people, including a former wrestler, who were arrested last month. If convicted, the two could face fines of up to 500,000 yen (US$5,000) and the organizers could get up to five years in prison.
Sumo, Japan's national sport, has been hit by a series of scandals in recent years and is now reeling from allegations of widespread bout-fixing.
The wrestlers - both active in the sport's second-highest division - are suspected of gambling on baseball games. Police say gangsters were involved in the gambling as bookies and possibly taking profits on the bets.
Police submitted their request for formal charges yesterday to the Tokyo District Prosecutors' Office, which will decide whether to pursue the case against the two wrestlers and seven other suspects, police said.
The two wrestlers were identified as Daido, 28, from Tokyo, and Shironoryu, 27, from Mongolia. Police declined to give details about the remaining suspects.
The nine were suspected of betting in a gambling ring allegedly organized by a group of four people, including a former wrestler, who were arrested last month. If convicted, the two could face fines of up to 500,000 yen (US$5,000) and the organizers could get up to five years in prison.
Sumo, Japan's national sport, has been hit by a series of scandals in recent years and is now reeling from allegations of widespread bout-fixing.
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