A sports betting fraudster of millions was caught by the police in Australia a few days ago. Among other things, the 59-year-old is accused of defrauding a gambler from Hong Kong of Bitcoins amounting to the value of more than 1.2 million US-Dollar But how did the man do this and which punishment is he now facing?
As it was announced a few weeks ago, the US-American Rapper Jay-Z plans to enter the lucrative sports betting business. The musician who is actually called Shawn Corey Carter has applied for the relevant sports betting licence with the New York Gambling Supervisory Authority (NYS Gaming Comission). But why does the successful musician want to enter the betting industry?
The football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic (39) was accused of illegal having a financial interest in betting provider Bethard. UEFA and FIFA rules forbid such participations with the aim of preventing betting and game manipulations. Some weeks ago we had already reported, that this could in the worst case scenario mean the end of his career for the Swedish professional football player.
Were there any illegal activities during the past Finals of the US-American American-Football-Professional League National Football League? This question was asked by the supervisory and the law enforcement authorities in Tennessee. Over 70 Sports betting accounts were permanently blocked during an audit. But are illegal betting activities during the Super Bowl really such a serious issue?