{"id":17887,"date":"2021-05-14T15:48:55","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T15:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=17887"},"modified":"2026-04-23T19:31:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:31:52","slug":"japan-jockeys-and-trainers-involved-in-betting-on-horse-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/japan-jockeys-and-trainers-involved-in-betting-on-horse-races","title":{"rendered":"Japan: jockeys and trainers involved in betting on horse races"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A scandal has emerged in the prefecture of Gifu after it was found that jockeys and trainers had been betting on horse races since at least 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Japan.- A scandal around horseracing betting has emerged after an investigation detected that some\u00a0<strong>jockeys and trainers from the Kasamatsu Racecourse<\/strong>, a National Association of Racing venue, were<strong>\u00a0involved in betting on horse races.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to local media,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>nearly\u00a0<strong>50 members of the Kasamatsu Racecourse\u00a0<\/strong>were involved in the illegal betting scandal, and\u00a0<strong>12 people have had licences suspended or revoked<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The investigation found&nbsp;<strong>jockeys and trainers had gambling winnings over US$1m<\/strong>&nbsp;since 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/online-betting-boosts-horseracing-bets-in-japan\">Horseracing<\/a>\u00a0proceeds in Japan increased by 30.1 per cent in fiscal year 2020 to JPY912.29bn (US$8.4bn) thanks to online betting during the\u00a0<strong>Covid-19 pandemic<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A scandal has emerged in the prefecture of Gifu after it was found that jockeys and trainers had been betting on horse races since at least 2012.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":17888,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"A significant integrity breach has been uncovered at Japan's Kasamatsu Racecourse, involving jockeys and trainers in illegal horse race betting since 2012, resulting in over US$1 million in illicit winnings and multiple license suspensions. 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