Gambling at illegal casinos
Taiko and Momota apologize at press conference
Kento Momota, APRIL 8, 2016 - Badminton : Japanese badminton player Kento Momota speaks during a news conference on April 8, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan. NTT East badminton team representative, Masayuki Okumoto, said that Keinichi Tago had lost approximately 10 million yen through gambling and had visited an illegal casino 60 times. He also said that world number 2, Kento Momota had lost 500,000 yen. Gambling is illegal in Japan and can carry a prison Gambling is illegal in Japan and can carry a prison sentence and both the badminton stars admitted visiting a yakuza operated casino. The two have yet to be sanctioned but it is expected they won't make the trip to Brazil. Marin/AFLO)