Illegal operation of ranking in boat race Prosecution of former players Nagoya District Public Inspection February 17 20:55

A former motorboat player was misappropriated in last year's race at 10 locations nationwide, and was re-arrested for receiving a reward from a relative who hit the boat ticket. The ministry has prosecuted former players and relatives on March 17 for violating the Motorboat Racing Act.

The prosecution was accused of ex-boat racer Masaki Nishikawa (29) and his relatives, Mr. Jun Masukawa (53), a company employee of Tsu City.

According to the indictment, Nishikawa was an active boat racer last year, and in 18 races held at 10 racetracks nationwide including Aichi Prefecture, in return for deliberately delaying the rank and finishing with a boat ticket. He has been accused of violating the Motorboat Racing Act for receiving over 34 million yen from the accused Defendant Masukawa.

According to previous surveys, they found that Nishikawa exchanged information using a smartphone brought to the racetrack.

In addition, fraud has occurred in 20 races, including those already indicted, and is mostly done in the form of lowering the order of arrival and increasing the dividend when running from the in-course where it is advantageous, depending on the parties concerned, Masukawa has earned a total of over 100 million yen in 20 races.

According to the parties concerned, defendants Nishikawa remain silent and defend Masukawa acknowledges the previous investigation.

"The biggest scandal ever"

The Japanese motorboat racer, who runs the race, has a strong sense of crisis in this case, stating that it is "the biggest scandal that has shaken the foundations of the industry."

The race has begun emergency measures at all 24 racetracks across the country after the incident.

When checking baggage or physical examination of athletes on the day before the race, we decided to always use metal detectors so that smartphones could not be brought in. started.

On the other hand, in this case, the race was abusing the advantage of the in-course advantage, so the race is considering other measures besides inspection.

The race event said, "Even if a smartphone was not brought in, it could be said that it was a fraud that could be done if you wanted to do it. It was the biggest scandal in the past that overturned the assumption that" players can not cheat " We need to ensure the morale and compliance of the players. "