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Francois Bayrou Appointed Prime Minister

File photo dated March 31, 2010 of Francois Bayrou at the second reading of the bill on online gambling at the French National Assembly in Paris, France. - France's embattled President Emmanuel Macron has appointed centrist ally Francois Bayrou as prime minister, he announced on Friday, as he seeks to calm a political crisis. Photo by Alain Guizard/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Motorcyclist Couple Braves A Giant Bowl - Sumatra

Night market atmosphere in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia on July 14, 2024. Day turns into night, the sky turns blue amidst the colourful lights of the night market as entertainment for the people. This folk entertainment has become a symbol of the dynamics of nomadic life which conveys life from time to time. Apart from accommodating the masses as entertainment which started from games. Currently, the game's impact is causing polemics as a criminal act of gambling. By pressing this automatic button, social strata flow humanistically. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Motorcyclist Couple Braves A Giant Bowl - Sumatra

Night market atmosphere in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia on July 14, 2024. Day turns into night, the sky turns blue amidst the colourful lights of the night market as entertainment for the people. This folk entertainment has become a symbol of the dynamics of nomadic life which conveys life from time to time. Apart from accommodating the masses as entertainment which started from games. Currently, the game's impact is causing polemics as a criminal act of gambling. By pressing this automatic button, social strata flow humanistically. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Motorcyclist Couple Braves A Giant Bowl - Sumatra

Night market atmosphere in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia on July 14, 2024. Day turns into night, the sky turns blue amidst the colourful lights of the night market as entertainment for the people. This folk entertainment has become a symbol of the dynamics of nomadic life which conveys life from time to time. Apart from accommodating the masses as entertainment which started from games. Currently, the game's impact is causing polemics as a criminal act of gambling. By pressing this automatic button, social strata flow humanistically. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-donated police patrol boats handed over to Myanmar

STORY: China-donated police patrol boats handed over to Myanmar SHOOTING TIME: June 11, 2024 DATELINE: June 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the donation ceremony STORYLINE: A total of six police patrol boats donated by the Chinese government were handed over to Myanmar in Yangon on Tuesday. China's Ambassador to Myanmar Chen Hai congratulated the smooth handover of the police patrol boat project. China and Myanmar are favorably positioned to jointly implement the Global Security Initiative in Myanmar, Chen said. China is willing to deepen cooperation with Myanmar in law enforcement capacity building, continue to crack down on cross-border criminal activities such as gambling fraud and drugs, and further safeguard the common interests of the two countries, Chen Hai added. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yangon, Myanmar. (XHTV)

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Ex-interpreter pleads guilty over theft of Ohtani's money

Ippei Mizuhara, former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, leaves a federal district court in Santa Ana, California, on June 4, 2024, after he pleaded guilty to two charges including bank fraud over the theft of nearly $17 million from one of the baseball player's accounts to cover gambling debts and other personal expenses.(Kyodo)

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Ex-interpreter pleads guilty over theft of Ohtani's money

Journalists surround a vehicle that is leaving a federal district court in Santa Ana, California, on June 4, 2024, carrying Ippei Mizuhara, former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani. Mizuhara pleaded guilty to two charges including bank fraud over the theft of nearly $17 million from one of the baseball player's accounts to cover gambling debts and other personal expenses.

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Ex-interpreter pleads guilty over theft of Ohtani's money

Journalists gather in front of a federal district court in Santa Ana, California, on June 4, 2024, as Ippei Mizuhara, former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, is arraigned over two charges including bank fraud over the theft of nearly $17 million from one of the baseball player's accounts to cover gambling debts and other personal expenses. He pleaded guilty to the charges.

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Ex-interpreter pleads guilty over theft of Ohtani's money

Journalists gather in front of a federal district court in Santa Ana, California, on June 4, 2024, as Ippei Mizuhara, former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, is arraigned over two charges including bank fraud over the theft of nearly $17 million from one of the baseball player's accounts to cover gambling debts and other personal expenses. He pleaded guilty to the charges.

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Ex-interpreter pleads guilty over theft of Ohtani's money

Ippei Mizuhara, former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, leaves a federal district court in Santa Ana, California, on June 4, 2024, after he pleaded guilty to two charges including bank fraud over the theft of nearly $17 million from one of the baseball player's accounts to cover gambling debts and other personal expenses.

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Ex-interpreter pleads guilty over theft of Ohtani's money

Ippei Mizuhara, former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, leaves a federal district court in Santa Ana, California, on June 4, 2024, after he pleaded guilty to two charges including bank fraud over the theft of nearly $17 million from one of the baseball player's accounts to cover gambling debts and other personal expenses.

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Ex-interpreter pleads guilty over theft of Ohtani's money

Ippei Mizuhara (R), former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, leaves a federal district court in Santa Ana, California, on June 4, 2024, after he pleaded guilty to two charges including bank fraud over the theft of nearly $17 million from one of the baseball player's accounts to cover gambling debts and other personal expenses.

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Ex-interpreter pleads guilty over theft of Ohtani's money

Ippei Mizuhara, former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, leaves a federal district court in Santa Ana, California, on June 4, 2024, after he pleaded guilty to two charges including bank fraud over the theft of nearly $17 million from one of the baseball player's accounts to cover gambling debts and other personal expenses.

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Ex-interpreter pleads guilty over theft of Ohtani's money

Ippei Mizuhara, former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, leaves a federal district court in Santa Ana, California, on June 4, 2024, after he pleaded guilty to two charges including bank fraud over the theft of nearly $17 million from one of the baseball player's accounts to cover gambling debts and other personal expenses.

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Ex-interpreter pleads guilty over theft of Ohtani's money

Ippei Mizuhara, former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, heads to a federal district court in Santa Ana, California, on June 4, 2024, as he is arraigned over two charges including bank fraud over the theft of nearly $17 million from one of the baseball player's accounts to cover gambling debts and other personal expenses. He pleaded guilty to the charges.

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Baseball: Dodgers' Ohtani, interpreter Mizuhara

(From L) Newly signed Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani, his then interpreter Ippei Mizuhara and his agent Nez Balelo attend an introductory press conference on Dec. 14, 2023, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Mizuhara was fired in March 2024 and was charged in April with illegally transferring more than $16 million from one of Ohtani's bank accounts to cover gambling debts.

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Baseball: Dodgers' Ohtani, interpreter Mizuhara

Shohei Ohtani (R) of the Los Angeles Dodgers and his then interpreter Ippei Mizuhara are pictured in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 27, 2024, as the team plays a spring training game against the Chicago White Sox. Mizuhara was fired in March and was charged in April with illegally transferring more than $16 million from one of Ohtani's bank accounts to cover gambling debts.

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Baseball: Dodgers' Ohtani, interpreter Mizuhara

Shohei Ohtani (R) of the Los Angeles Dodgers and his then interpreter Ippei Mizuhara leave a stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on March 8, 2024, due to rain. Mizuhara was fired later in the month and was charged on April 11 with illegally transferring more than $16 million from one of Ohtani's bank accounts to cover gambling debts.

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Baseball: Dodgers' Ohtani, interpreter Mizuhara

Shohei Ohtani (R) of the Los Angeles Dodgers and his then interpreter Ippei Mizuhara (L) pose with Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels in Glendale, Arizona, on March 5, 2024, as their teams play a spring training game. Mizuhara was fired later in the month and was charged on April 11 with illegally transferring more than $16 million from one of Ohtani's bank accounts to cover gambling debts.

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Baseball: Dodgers' Ohtani, interpreter Mizuhara

Shohei Ohtani (L) of the Los Angeles Dodgers and his then interpreter Ippei Mizuhara are pictured in the dugout during the team's spring training game in Glendale, Arizona, on March 1, 2024. Mizuhara was fired later in the month and was charged on April 11 with illegally transferring more than $16 million from one of Ohtani's bank accounts to cover gambling debts.

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Baseball: Dodgers' Ohtani, interpreter Mizuhara

Shohei Ohtani (L) of the Los Angeles Dodgers and his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara meet the media on Feb. 29, 2024, in Glendale, Arizona. The U.S. Justice Department said on May 8 that Mizuhara, who was dismissed in March, has agreed to plead guilty on two charges, including bank fraud, in an upcoming arraignment, in a case where prosecutors allege that he stole nearly $17 million from one of Ohtani's bank accounts to cover gambling debts.

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Baseball: Dodgers' Ohtani, interpreter Mizuhara

Shohei Ohtani (L) of the Los Angeles Dodgers trains alongside his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara on Feb. 24, 2024, at the team's spring training site in Glendale, Arizona. The U.S. Justice Department said on May 8 that Mizuhara, who was dismissed in March, has agreed to plead guilty on two charges, including bank fraud, in an upcoming arraignment, in a case where prosecutors allege that he stole nearly $17 million from one of Ohtani's bank accounts to cover gambling debts.

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Baseball: Dodgers' Ohtani, interpreter Mizuhara

Shohei Ohtani (L) of the Los Angeles Dodgers runs, followed by his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 27, 2024, as the team plays a spring training game against the Chicago White Sox. The U.S. Justice Department said on May 8 that Mizuhara, who was dismissed in March, has agreed to plead guilty on two charges, including bank fraud, in an upcoming arraignment, in a case where prosecutors allege that he stole nearly $17 million from one of Ohtani's bank accounts to cover gambling debts.

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-GAMBLING-SCAM SUSPECTS-CAMBODIA (CN)

(240413) -- WUHAN, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gambling and scam suspects escorted by Chinese police officers are pictured on a chartered flight to China, April 13, 2024. Two police-chartered civilian flights brought back 130 gambling and scam suspects from Cambodia earlier on Saturday. This marks the first lot of suspects repatriated from Cambodia this year as Chinese and Cambodian police launched joint operations to crack down on crimes associated with gambling and swindling. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-GAMBLING-SCAM SUSPECTS-CAMBODIA (CN)

(240413) -- WUHAN, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gambling and scam suspects are escorted by Chinese police officers at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 13, 2024. Two police-chartered civilian flights brought back 130 gambling and scam suspects from Cambodia earlier on Saturday. This marks the first lot of suspects repatriated from Cambodia this year as Chinese and Cambodian police launched joint operations to crack down on crimes associated with gambling and swindling. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-GAMBLING-SCAM SUSPECTS-CAMBODIA (CN)

(240413) -- WUHAN, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gambling and scam suspects are escorted by Chinese police officers at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 13, 2024. Two police-chartered civilian flights brought back 130 gambling and scam suspects from Cambodia earlier on Saturday. This marks the first lot of suspects repatriated from Cambodia this year as Chinese and Cambodian police launched joint operations to crack down on crimes associated with gambling and swindling. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-GAMBLING-SCAM SUSPECTS-CAMBODIA (CN)

(240413) -- WUHAN, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gambling and scam suspects escorted by Chinese police officers are pictured on a chartered flight to China, April 13, 2024. Two police-chartered civilian flights brought back 130 gambling and scam suspects from Cambodia earlier on Saturday. This marks the first lot of suspects repatriated from Cambodia this year as Chinese and Cambodian police launched joint operations to crack down on crimes associated with gambling and swindling. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-GAMBLING-SCAM SUSPECTS-CAMBODIA (CN)

(240413) -- WUHAN, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gambling and scam suspects are escorted by Chinese police officers at the Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 13, 2024. Two police-chartered civilian flights brought back 130 gambling and scam suspects from Cambodia earlier on Saturday. This marks the first lot of suspects repatriated from Cambodia this year as Chinese and Cambodian police launched joint operations to crack down on crimes associated with gambling and swindling. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-GAMBLING-SCAM SUSPECTS-CAMBODIA (CN)

(240413) -- WUHAN, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gambling and scam suspects are escorted by Chinese police officers at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 13, 2024. Two police-chartered civilian flights brought back 130 gambling and scam suspects from Cambodia earlier on Saturday. This marks the first lot of suspects repatriated from Cambodia this year as Chinese and Cambodian police launched joint operations to crack down on crimes associated with gambling and swindling. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-GAMBLING-SCAM SUSPECTS-CAMBODIA (CN)

(240413) -- WUHAN, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gambling and scam suspects are escorted by Chinese police officers at the Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 13, 2024. Two police-chartered civilian flights brought back 130 gambling and scam suspects from Cambodia earlier on Saturday. This marks the first lot of suspects repatriated from Cambodia this year as Chinese and Cambodian police launched joint operations to crack down on crimes associated with gambling and swindling. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-GAMBLING-SCAM SUSPECTS-CAMBODIA (CN)

(240413) -- WUHAN, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gambling and scam suspects are escorted by Chinese police officers at the Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 13, 2024. Two police-chartered civilian flights brought back 130 gambling and scam suspects from Cambodia earlier on Saturday. This marks the first lot of suspects repatriated from Cambodia this year as Chinese and Cambodian police launched joint operations to crack down on crimes associated with gambling and swindling. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-GAMBLING-SCAM SUSPECTS-CAMBODIA (CN)

(240413) -- WUHAN, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gambling and scam suspects escorted by Chinese police officers are pictured on a chartered flight to China, April 13, 2024. Two police-chartered civilian flights brought back 130 gambling and scam suspects from Cambodia earlier on Saturday. This marks the first lot of suspects repatriated from Cambodia this year as Chinese and Cambodian police launched joint operations to crack down on crimes associated with gambling and swindling. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)

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Baseball: Dodgers star Ohtani denies involvement in illegal gambling

Journalists watch a monitor at Dodger Stadium in California on March 25, 2024, showing Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani (R) holding a press conference ahead of a spring training game, following illegal gambling and theft allegations against his longtime interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. Ohtani said he is not involved in gambling and never made payments to an alleged illegal bookmaker in the state.

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Baseball: Dodgers star Ohtani denies involvement in illegal gambling

Journalists watch a monitor at Dodger Stadium in California on March 25, 2024, showing Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani holding a press conference ahead of a spring training game, following illegal gambling and theft allegations against his longtime interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. Ohtani said he is not involved in gambling and never made payments to an alleged illegal bookmaker in the state.

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Baseball: Dodgers star Ohtani denies involvement in illegal gambling

A monitor at Dodger Stadium in California shows Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani holding a press conference on March 25, 2024, following illegal gambling and theft allegations against his longtime interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. Ohtani said he is not involved in gambling and never made payments to an alleged illegal bookmaker in the state.

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Türkiye detains Kazakh citizen wanted by Interpol

STORY: Türkiye detains Kazakh citizen wanted by Interpol SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 19-20, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of some operations of Turkish police (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) 2. various of Turkish police detaining a Kazakh national, who was wanted by Interpol, in western Izmir province of Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 3. various of some operations of Turkish police (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish security forces detained on Saturday a Kazakh national, who was wanted by Interpol on charges of being a member of an "international organized crime syndicate, facilitating gambling and corruption," the public prosecutor's office of the western Izmir province said. The suspect, whose name was not revealed, had been involved in many international crimes in Kazakhstan and had disguised himself, the office said in a statement. The Kazakh was arrested in a joint intelligence-based operat

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Young Australians most at risk of gambling harm: gov't report

STORY: Young Australians most at risk of gambling harm: gov't report DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Canberra casino 2. various of machines at the casino 3. various of Australians 4. various of horse race betting STORYLINE: Australians aged 18-34 are at higher risk of serious harm from gambling than any other age group, a government survey has found. The Australian Gambling Research Center at the federal government agency, the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) on Thursday published the latest edition of its National Gambling Trends Study. It found that regular slot machine gamblers aged 18-34 spent an average of 1,453 Australian dollars (914 U.S. dollars) a month on all forms of gambling and that 89 percent met the criteria for at-risk gambling, meaning they spend more than they can afford or feel guilty and stressed about their gambling. Regular online gamblers in the same age group spent an average of 886 Australian do

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No-confidence motion against Cabinet voted down

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 15 Kyodo - A vote is held in a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo in the early hours of Dec. 15, 2016, on a no-confidence motion against the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, submitted by opposition parties to obstruct the enactment of a bill allowing casino gambling in Japan. The motion was voted down.

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Problem gambling: possible side effect of casino

TOKYO, Japan - Yasunobu Komoto, director of the psychiatric department at the Kurihama Medical Addiction Center of the National Hospital Organization, warns of the danger of gambling in an interview in Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 29, 2014, in reference to a plan to legalize casinos in Japan.

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Lawmakers eye allowing 'eligible' Japanese to use casinos

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Hosoda (C, standing) of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party speaks at a meeting of a nonpartisan lawmakers' league seeking to lift Japan's ban on the casino business to boost tourism at the parliament building in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2014. The lawmakers, led by Hosoda, agreed casinos should be open to Japanese who meet certain criteria as well as foreigners amid concerns over gambling-related social problems.

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Guangdong head Hu vows to enhance crackdown on prostitution

BEIJING, China - Hu Chunhua, Chinese Communist Party secretary of Guangdong Province, says at a discussion during the annual National People's Congress session on March 5, 2014, that he will not turn a blind eye to the spread of prostitution, gambling and drugs in the southeastern Chinese province.

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Sumo applicants

TOKYO, Japan - Applicants hoping to become professional sumo wrestlers take a physical test at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2011. The sumo industry has been rocked by a series of scandals as Tokyo police sent papers to prosecutors on nine people, including four active sumo wrestlers and one former wrestler, suspected of gambling on the results of professional baseball games.

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Sumo match-fixing scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the media approach a sumo wrestler (C) after he emerged from the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2011, after it was reported the same day that text messages implying that wrestlers have routinely bought and sold their wins for several hundred thousand yen per bout were found on several sumo wrestlers' cellphones confiscated in a police investigation into a separate scandal involving organized baseball gambling among sumo wrestlers.

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Ex-sumo wrestlers arrested over gambling

OSAKA, Japan - Investigators enter the residence of the mother of former sumo wrestler Sadahide Furuichi in Katano, Osaka Prefecture, on Jan. 26, 2011. The police arrested Furuichi and his mother, Yoneko, as well as two other former wrestlers on suspicion of organizing illegal baseball gambling as part of an investigation into a major scandal that has tarnished the traditional sport.

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Sumo group head replaced by Hanaregoma

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association's new Chairman Hanaregoma (R) answers questions from reporters after assuming his position on Aug. 12, 2010, in Tokyo. The 62-year-old, formerly known as ozeki Kaiketsu, is replacing Musashigawa, who resigned amid an organized crime-linked gambling scandal rocking the sport.

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Sumo group head replaced by Hanaregoma

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association's new Chairman Hanaregoma speaks at a press conference after assuming his position on Aug. 12, 2010, in Tokyo. The 62-year-old, formerly known as ozeki Kaiketsu, is replacing Musashigawa, who resigned amid an organized crime-linked gambling scandal rocking the sport.

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Sumo chairman Musashigawa steps down over scandal

TOKYO, Japan - This photo taken in July 2010 shows former Japan Sumo Association Chairman Musashigawa (L) attending a ring entering ceremony at the Atsuta Shrine in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, with grand champion Hakuho (R). Musashigawa stepped down to take responsibility for scandals involving gambling and crime syndicates.

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Sumo training tour starts

MINAMIUONUMA, Japan - Ozeki Baruto, a sumo wrestler of the second highest rank, receives flowers from a child in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, on Aug. 5, 2010, during a ceremony to mark the start of summer training and promotional tour. The Japan Sumo Association is still embroiled in a series of gambling scandals involving wrestlers and other members.

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Hakuho receives emperor's congratulatory letter

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo grand champion Hakuho bows after a press conference at the Ryogoku Kokugikan gymnasium in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2010, after receiving a congratulatory letter from Japanese Emperor Akihito for winning the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. The Mongolian yokozuna had lamented the lack of the emperor's cup and other awards in the tournament as a series of gambling scandals overshadowed it.