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