Day: 6 December 2019

Australian MP Calls for Royal Commission into Gambling in the Wake of Bookie Cheating Allegations

Fri 6 Dec 2019 13.26 Olivia Cole
Australian MP Calls for Royal Commission into Gambling in the Wake of Bookie Cheating Allegations

Australian politician Andrew Wilkie and Baptist minister Timothy Costello insist on the launch of a royal commission to tackle the local gambling industry, including the sports betting sector. Wilkie is also of the opinion a nationwide regulator should be introduced to properly oversee gambling operations Down Under. This comes after an investigation conducted by the country’s national broadcaster ABC. It revealed one of the biggest online sportsbooks Down Under, bet365, could be using underhanded tactics to drive in more revenue from punters and gain an advantage over rival bookmakers. As…

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Crystal Palace’s Player Andros Townsend Makes a Confession about the Seriousness of His Gambling Addiction

Fri 6 Dec 2019 8.08 Daniel Williams
Crystal Palace’s Player Andros Townsend Makes a Confession about the Seriousness of His Gambling Addiction

Andros Townsend has revealed that he has been suffering from a serious gambling addiction and admitted that things have been so bad that he even lost £46,000 when placing bets on one match only. The Crystal Palace football player faced an £18,000 fine by the Football Association (FA) in 2013 for breaching the body’s gambling regulations, along with a four-month suspension. Now, Townsend has publicly spoken about the issues he has been having with gambling in his life so far. The young footballer spoke to The Players’ Tribune and shared…

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