Ex-gang member in Giants betting scandal gets 18 months in jail
A Japanese court has sentenced former yakuza member Yoshimasa Sakai to prison in connection with charges of taking bets on baseball games.
Former Yomiuri Giants pitcher admits to betting illegally
Shoki Kasahara, a former pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants, has admitted to participating in illegal gambling.
Japan going for carrot and stick approach to end baseball gambling scandal
The NPB is relaxing its strict rules, all for the sake of finally ending the gambling scandal that hit the Japanese baseball league.
Yomiuri Giants faces ¥5M fine, pitcher banned from playing over baseball gambling scandal
The Yomiuri Giants, has been ordered to pay ¥5 million in fines after another of its players was found to have bet on baseball.
Giants top executives resign amid baseball gambling scandal
Yomiuri Giants, are stepping down following news that another of their players was found to have bet on baseball.
Yomiuri Giants pitchers banned indefinitely over betting
Yomiuri Giants pitchers caught gambling on baseball have been banned indefinitely.
Baseball gambling snafu leaves Tokyo Olympic execs reeling
Giants President Hiroshi Kubo formally apologized after it was found out that two more pitchers from his team gambled on baseball games.
More Giants pitchers caught up in betting scandal
A probe on illegal betting involving a Japanese baseball player has led to discovery of two more players betting on baseball games.
Yomiuri Giants pitcher banned for betting on baseball
A pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants Satoshi Fukuda has been suspended for betting on games, including those involving his own team.
