TOKYO -- Tokyo prosecutors arrested Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto Wednesday on suspicion of accepting bribes from Chinese online sports lottery provider 500.com, which was seeking to set up a casino resort in Hokkaido, Nikkei has learned.
Akimoto, a lower house member, has been deeply involved in crafting policy for so-called integrated casino resorts. He is alleged to have received several million yen, or tens of thousands of dollars, in cash from the Chinese company, sources said.
