Taiwan's Basketball Leagues Urged To Address Game-Fixing Issues
Taiwan's national basketball association has called on the country's various leagues to address game-fixing issues, after three players were found to have engaged in illicit gambling activities.
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00:00 Taiwan's Supreme Prosecutor's Office tapped professional basketball player Luo Zhenfeng
00:04 as a spokesperson to discourage betting on Taiwan's presidential elections in January.
00:10 But the campaign came up snake eyes for the prosecutor's office, as Luo has since admitted
00:14 to betting on basketball games in Taiwan's semi-professional SBL league.
00:19 While some sports betting is technically legal in Taiwan, Luo breached his contract with
00:24 his team, the Taiwan Beer Leopards, of the T1 professional basketball team.
00:29 Luo's gambling came to light after he was connected with SBL player Wu Jiying.
00:33 Authorities arrested Wu for fixing games and trying to recruit people to the scheme.
00:38 Now a third player has been caught up in the scandal, Chen Jinghuan, another player in Taiwan's
00:42 T1 league.
00:43 He's also admitted to betting on sports games.
00:47 Taiwan's National Basketball Association is now stepping in, calling for Taiwan's various
00:51 basketball leagues to work together to prevent gambling and game fixing.
00:55 "We are calling for the three leagues and the 15 teams to recruit a professional to
01:03 be responsible for gambling and fake games."
01:08 Game fixing is nothing new in Taiwan.
01:11 The country's professional baseball league has also seen game rigging scandals.
01:15 But the country's comparatively younger basketball leagues will have to remain vigilant if they're
01:19 to keep the spate of gambling and game rigging from becoming a repeat offense.
01:24 Chris Ma and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.
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