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Dan Shapiro
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The younger brother of Texas Rangers star pitcher Yu Darvish arrested last month has been charged with running a gambling ring by Osaka, Japan prosecutors.
They said Tuesday they are accusing Sho Darvish, 26, of running a pool in which people placed ¥10,000 bets on professional baseball games in Japan and the United States in May. Darvish also participated in the pool and took in wagers totaling ¥9.4 million.
The October 26 arrest came a week after two pitchers with the Yomiuri Giants -- Japan's New York Yankees in terms of popularity and commercial reach -- were found to have gambled on baseball games.
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
