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Japan Minister Wants Tough Action In Gambling Scandal


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2016-03-11T094111Z_1006980001_LYNXNPEC2A0ID_RTROPTP_2_CSPORTS-US-BASEBALL-JAPAN-GAMBLING.JPGJapan's professional baseball governing body should weed out those involved in a gambling scandal, the country's Sports Minister Hiroshi Hase said after a fourth player from the Yomiuri Giants admitted to his involvement in illegal betting. Giants' reliever Kyosuke Takagi admitted he bet on baseball games in 2014 with three other players from the club already banned indefinitely last November for involvement in the same scandal. Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), which prohibits professional players from betting on baseball games, had earlier said they have not uncovered any involvement from players from other teams.

 

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