An additional 14 players across seven teams have admitted to wagering at illegal online casinos, the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization (NPB) announced on Feb. 27.

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Nippon Professional Baseball executives and representatives of all 12 clubs touched upon the issue of players gambling in online casinos, an illegal activity in Japan, at a meeting Monday in Tokyo.

The NPB subsequently asked all 12 clubs to voluntarily come forward with any information about players or staff gambling online. On Thursday, another 14 cases among seven clubs were reported.