A ruling party lawmaker, who is a proponent of casino resorts in Japan, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of receiving 3.7 million yen ($33,800) in bribes from a Chinese gambling operator.The arrest of Tsukasa Akimoto, a 48-year-old member of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party, has cast a cloud over the government's policy to promote casinos to buoy the economy, with opposition forces set to present a bill to parliament next year that would ban casino operations.Akimoto has denied doing any favors for the Chinese company, 500.com Ltd., which is listed on the New York Sto…READ FULL ARTICLE
