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Topic	Why don't you care about Sumo?
Guide 05/14/19 3:41:10 PM #27:	Colorahdo posted... I heard they have a problem with rigging/throwing matches and it's all fake and influenced by politics at the highest levels that's just what I heard though This stems more from the fact that there was a betting scandal about a decade ago, more than anything. People involved in sumo betting on sumo? Yeah, it's not a logical leap to think maybe there was influence to rig matches. While they never did prove that any matches were fixed, 11 people were fired or fined, a top rank Yokozuna was forced to retire, and governing policy got even stricter. Japan as a whole really, really didn't like that whole business at all. --- [break the meta] https://youtu.be/Acn5IptKWQU <cite>Guide posted [p:921889051] in Why don't ... [t:77711377]...</cite> <quote><cite>Colorahdo posted...</cite> <quote>I heard they have a problem with rigging/throwing matches and it's all fake and influenced by politics at the highest levels that's just what I heard though</quote> This stems more from the fact that there was a betting scandal about a decade ago, more than anything. People involved in sumo betting on sumo? Yeah, it's not a logical leap to think maybe there was influence to rig matches. While they never did prove that any matches were fixed, 11 people were fired or fined, a top rank Yokozuna was forced to retire, and governing policy got even stricter. Japan as a whole really, really didn't like that whole business at all. --- [break the meta] https://youtu.be/Acn5IptKWQU</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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