Koki Niwa has been referred to prosecutors

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Still a major update to come on this case...

major indeed

 

[rbtitco]

Come to America, koki. Degenerate gambling is accepted here. We had sperm racing last week

 

[Matt Hetherington]

My wonder is whether he handed himself into criminal prosecutors. The most recent update said he was banned from competition for 6 months so wouldn't really be able to play anything official in Japan, is that his punishment? Or will he be awaiting some kind of official case also?

 

[ThePongCommenter]

Still a major update to come on this case...

major indeed

Come to America, koki. Degenerate gambling is accepted here. We had sperm racing last week

☠️

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

major league update
couldn't say it few weeks ago

 

[zeio]

The news about MLTT was already "leaked" by mytischtennis.de on 4/16. And he just played in China at the start of April.

https://weibo.com/6198413478/PnzDwxvKa
https://weibo.com/6198413478/Pm1VTfWPA

 

[zeio]

For future reference, the timeline summary.

丹羽孝希をみんなが待っている。世界中のファンが待っている。早く戻ってこいよ。
https://world-tt.com/blog/news/archives/262312
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/781b5bface0aaa6d573e86e6e1af0e6b32aea03b

日本卓球協会、違法賭博の丹羽孝希に処分【報告全文】
https://www.agara.co.jp/sp/article/486331?top=oricon

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

The news about MLTT was already "leaked" by mytischtennis.de on 4/16. And he just played in China at the start of April.

https://weibo.com/6198413478/PnzDwxvKa
https://weibo.com/6198413478/Pm1VTfWPA

4/16 still very late
there was also a top Korean, but pulled out in the last 2 weeks

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

I watched a program in Japan about “online casino” . I learnt it is illegal (= crime) to go to these sites . I shouldn’t do sports betting !

Also what I didn’t understand is that apparently many gamblers ended with huge debts I don’t even understand who is lending them (that much) money and how those loans can be legal while gambling isn’t

 

[JackJohnson]

I watched a program in Japan about “online casino” . I learnt it is illegal (= crime) to go to these sites . I shouldn’t do sports betting !

Also what I didn’t understand is that apparently many gamblers ended with huge debts I don’t even understand who is lending them (that much) money and how those loans can be legal while gambling isn’t

South Korea also has gambling being illegal as well (I think only lottery and horse racing is legal) but if they “South Korean citizens” were to gamble overseas e.g casinos it will be illegal even if the country they go to is legal.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

I watched a program in Japan about “online casino” . I learnt it is illegal (= crime) to go to these sites . I shouldn’t do sports betting !

Also what I didn’t understand is that apparently many gamblers ended with huge debts I don’t even understand who is lending them (that much) money and how those loans can be legal while gambling isn’t

you have loan sharks in every country

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

you have loan sharks in every country

Yes but it would make sense to make a law making those loans illegal as well

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Yes but it would make sense to make a law making those loans illegal as well

of course
but they are always ways to dodge it.
any 2 individual can get into a contract with each other,
loan sharks been around for hundreds of years - longer than table tennis been around

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

So Koki Niwa is going to play in US MLTT League ? I'm hearing the Las Vegas team wants him badly

 

[rbtitco]

So Koki Niwa is going to play in US MLTT League ? I'm hearing the Las Vegas team wants him badly

Lol, We're ripping on Koji Niwa pretty hard, but I'm excited a legend like that is coming to America to play. Mltt is def getting stronger and there's nothing I'd like more than to see the sport grow in the US.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

So Koki Niwa is going to play in US MLTT League ? I'm hearing the Las Vegas team wants him badly

No team in Las Vegas, but maybe we can give a host wildcard to Koki Niwa for the US Smash held in Las Vegas!

 

[piligrim]

No team in Las Vegas, but maybe we can give a host wildcard to Koki Niwa for the US Smash held in Las Vegas!

He was referring to casino

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

No team in Las Vegas, but maybe we can give a host wildcard to Koki Niwa for the US Smash held in Las Vegas!

haha,
but he would still be banned from playing then.
Sep he would be out of jail and in time for MLTT

correction, it is October... not September... so...hm.. will see

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

haha,
but he would still be banned from playing then.
Sep he would be out of jail and in time for MLTT

He's banned from playing in Japan, but I believe he can play overseas according to the posted articles.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

He's banned from playing in Japan, but I believe he can play overseas according to the posted articles.

He is banned by JTTA
which means he is also not allowed to play overseas, including in WTT events where JTTA enters the player.

I do not know if MLTT requires national federation clearance letters.
of all the countries I have placed players, all of them need federation approval
I would assume MLTT requires too,