Club owners from South Korea's K-League have asked a state-run sports bookmaker to stop taking bets on matches, cutting a lucrative source of revenue, after two players were arrested in a widening match-fixing scandal.
Prosecutors allege the two players were involved in a match-fixing scheme in which they were paid up to 120 million won (£67,500) to help their sides lose in April.
The club owners said in a statement that they had requested Sports Toto (lottery) to halt running a book on all league matches.
Sports Toto said on Friday it had yet to make a decision.
Two brokers, including a former K-League player, have also been arrested in the scandal. A former national team player is also being investigated.
South Korean media reported on Friday the scandal was widening and that prosecutors were now investigating more than 10 players.
Prosecutors allege the two players were involved in a match-fixing scheme in which they were paid up to 120 million won (£67,500) to help their sides lose in April.
The club owners said in a statement that they had requested Sports Toto (lottery) to halt running a book on all league matches.
Sports Toto said on Friday it had yet to make a decision.
Two brokers, including a former K-League player, have also been arrested in the scandal. A former national team player is also being investigated.
South Korean media reported on Friday the scandal was widening and that prosecutors were now investigating more than 10 players.
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