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Chinese gambling site's CEO steps aside amid Japan casino scandal

Officials at 500.com suspected of bribing a Japanese lawmaker

Chinese sports gambling site 500.com's headquarters in Shenzhen.
YUSUKE HINATA, Nikkei staff writer | China

GUANGZHOU -- The chief executive of Chinese sports betting group 500.com has temporarily stepped down amid an investigation into whether the company bribed lawmakers in Japan involved in legalizing casino gambling there.

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