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Old 24-04-2009, 12:55   #438
wadey
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Re: Sky news players charged bury game

I don't like to say I told you so but here we go
"Substantial illegal bets placed by footballers last year on their own team to lose a league match are "just the tip of the iceberg" of a far-reaching, organised scam, according to several senior insiders from both within the sport itself and the gambling industry.


The sources have told The Independent that "large six-figure sums" were involved, but the full extent of the corruption is only now beginning to emerge following an investigation by this newspaper. The investigation in question surrounds Accrington Stanley's home defeat to Bury in May 2008, and has discovered that some of the Football Association charges against six players were brought on the basis of CCTV evidence showing players wagering large cash sums in local betting shops. Cash betting is thought to be a more anonymous means of gambling than using telephone or online betting accounts."
Betting scam is 'just the tip of a match-fixing iceberg' - News & Comment, Football - The Independent
for the full story, I'd be asking for my money back
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