Betting on Baseball in Japan? You Betcha. But You’ll Never Guess Who Has Been Caught?
Incredible? The following story came across the A.P. wire, and it’s quite a hoot.
There are allegations that sumo wrestlers and coaches have been betting tens of thousands of dollars on baseball.
It’s a widening scandal that has tarnished the image of the ancient sport.
From A.P. sources:
The Japan Sumo Association decided in an emergency meeting Monday to hold the tournament, but kept the option of suspending more than a dozen wrestlers – or about one-third of the top division – along with another dozen coaches, according to media reports.
One arrest has already been made in the betting scandal and police are considering more criminal action pending the outcome of an investigation into the accusations, which first appeared in the weekly press and allegedly involve gangster middlemen.
So even sumos are not exempt from this crime.
Wow.
It would be like Michael Jordan (when he was a basketball player) being busted for betting on baseball. Right?
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Posted on June 29, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Gambling
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N.J. Casinos Set to Fight Against Online Gambling
Here’s the deal.
New Jersey seems poised to become the FIRST state to legalize online poker …. at least within the state.
But Atlantic City casinos are putting the pressure on legislators to kill the bill.
Who’s kidding whom?
Folks, this is a smokescreen.
You’ve gotta know that the second online poker is legalized the casinos will be right there, ready to take advantage.
What they DON’T want is competition.
They want to monopolize the online poker industry in NJ.
It’s a useless battle.
And they know it.
But they also know that stalling will keep the millions flowing into their accounts.
OK, here is what is happening now: the New Jersey Casino Association, which represents the 11 casinos in Atlantic City, is reportedly opposing a referendum on allowing sports betting and online poker and gambling in land-based casinos.
The Association said in a statement that it opposes the referendum, as a positive outcome would mean that the introduction of intrastate gambling could violate federal bans.
“As the industry seeks to work with government to revitalize the economic engine that the Atlantic City casinos bring to the state of New Jersey, the last thing that the state needs at this time is to undermine the destination resort model by expanding gambling to other parts of the state,” wrote Joe Corbo, president of the Casino Association.
Say it ain’t so, Joe.
This new hurdle means that a review of the referendum has been delayed in the Assembly, and there are fears that this delay could impact the chances of its passage.
You are delaying the inevitable people.
Let me spend my money where I WANT to.
OK?
Anyone who agrees with me, let me know.
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Posted on June 20, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Culture, Gambling, Games, News, Online
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Chinese Gambling Heavily on the World Cup. [And it's Illegal.]
Here’s a dispatch (from China’s news agencies) that I found incredibly interesting and I want to share it all with you.
I’ve been wild about the World Cup, watching every match I could, while I’m not at work.
China, it seems is going wild over the cup too. Only thing is, they don’t have a team competing in it.
No matter. They are gambling, illegally it would appear, online. In record numbers.
As of this past Saturday, one day into the tournament, Chinese police said they already confiscated $102 million in illegal funds and arrested some 3,600 suspects for illegal gambling in connection with the World Cup. This from a report by the state-run Xinhua news agency.
“The state of our country’s online illegal gambling activities is still a very grim situation,” a police official told reporters, according to the Legal Daily. He largely blamed offshore gambling syndicates for “infiltrating” the country, according to the report.
While Chinese officials like to blame foreigners for the illegal activities, corruption has a long history in Chinese soccer.
Traditionally, national-team hopefuls had to pay tens of thousands of yuan in bribes, said Rowan Simons, author of a book on soccer in China, according to CNN.
“Players have come out and said they can’t play for the national team because they can’t afford it,” he said, according to the report.
Surely, neither China’s soccer skill nor its level of corruption is the worst in the world. In both areas it falls somewhere in the middle: According to FIFA, Chinese soccer ranks 84th in the world, just ahead of Mozambique.
Yeah, China didn’t qualify for the World Cup, but the government is heavily promoting the competition. CCTV, the state-run television network, airs the matches each night along with pre- and post-game commentary, while a number of domestic newspaper reporters have made the long flight to South Africa.
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Posted on June 16, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Culture, Games, International, News, Online
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U.K. Granny is a Gambler; Embezzles About $285,000 (in U.S. Dollars), Gambles it all Online
From my correspondent in the U.K., comes this delightful story.
OK, it’s a warning to watch your granny.
She might be gambling it all away.
A grandmother who stole from her employer to feed her gambling habit wagered £2m ($2.9 million in U.S. Dollars) on a single internet gaming site, it has been revealed.
Eileen Evis, 61, from Colaton Raleigh, Devon, was jailed in March last year for stealing £140,000 from building firm TAG in Sidmouth.
A confiscation hearing at Exeter Crown Court heard police were still trying to claw back any assets Evis may have.
The judge adjourned the hearing for more information to be provided.
The prosecution has claimed between £20,000 and £30,000 of the money remains unaccounted for – although the defence lawyers have disputed this.
Employers ‘ruined’
Evis worked as a £50-a-week bookkeeper at the family-run building company in Sidmouth, Devon.
The offences took place over 10 months from March 2007 after Evis was left in charge of the company when its owners Terry and Lin Green moved to Canada.
Prosecutor Howard Phillips said she had “effectively emptied” the firm’s accounts.
“She physically laid her hands on just under £140,000,” he said.
“She had a massive internet gambling problem – she wagered over £2m on one site.”
Evis had lost £127,000 in total on her gambling addiction, Mr Phillips added.
The court was told Evis had transferred about £18,000 to her daughter who lives in Australia and £2,000 to her son, which she claimed was the repayment of a debt.
Figures ‘disputed’
She had also received £35,000 in a divorce settlement from her husband since the case.
Mr Phillips said any money confiscated will go to the victims “who are effectively ruined”.
“There is £20,000 to £30,000 not obviously accounted for…it doesn’t immediately appear where it’s gone.”
Barrister Nigel Wraith, defending, said: “Some of the facts and figures are in dispute.”
The Greens said their lives were a “total mess” and they are still being targeted by debt collectors over fraudulent loans taken out by Evis in their name, as well as bank debts racked up by her.
The couple say the ordeal has left them feeling suicidal and has cost them a total of £400,000.
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Posted on June 9, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Gambling, Online, stories
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