Former Court of Appeal Judge Finds ACLEI Powers and Jurisdiction Insufficient Following Crown Resorts Allegations

Former Court of Appeal Judge Finds ACLEI Powers and Jurisdiction Insufficient Following Crown Resorts Allegations

A former senior judge has commented on the recent allegations of connections with crime organisations which have been recently faced by Crown Resorts, saying that the integrity watchdog which oversees the home affairs department is not the right one to deal with the case. This opinion is putting the government’s model for a federal anti-corruption body under question. Recently, the Federal Government of Australia has been facing pressure to unveil stricter regulation after the beginning of the week saw the Senate pass the Greens’ bill seeking to establish a body…

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FA’s Independent Commission Bans Young Leeds United Player for Violating Gambling Regulation by Placing Bets on Football

FA’s Independent Commission Bans Young Leeds United Player for Violating Gambling Regulation by Placing Bets on Football

A young player of Leeds United who managed to place multiple bets on football was banned from the game for six weeks by an independent Football Association (FA) commission. The 19-year-old player Jordan Stevens confessed that he placed 59 bets which combined value was £510.12 on football in the period from August 2018 to May 2019. Five of these bets involved games in which Leeds United played. As a result, the independent FA commission imposed a sanction under which he is fully banned from football, meaning that he is not…

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