https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/angus-mearns/1098536/exclusive-footballer-allegedly-got-himself-booked-in-hibernian-scottish-cup-tie-in-16k-betting-scam/
EXCLUSIVE: Footballer allegedly got himself booked in Hibernian Scottish Cup tie in £16k betting scam
Scottish League footballer is among four Angus men to have appeared in court over an alleged £16,000 betting scam.
Former Arbroath forward Kane Hester is charged with forming a fraudulent scheme with three co-accused to receive a booking during a Scottish Cup game between his current club Elgin City and Hibernian last July.
Prosecutors say this led to a £16,000 payout by online gambling firm Bet365.
The accused men are all from Montrose and appeared on petition, privately and separately, before Sheriff Gregor Murray at Forfar Sheriff Court on Thursday.
Hester, 24, Brodie Myers, 26, Calvin Parrott, 24, and Findlay Soutar, 23, face a charge of obtaining money through the formation of a fraudulent scheme.
The petition alleges the scheme involved placing bets on Hester receiving a booking from the referee during the cup game at Elgin’s Borough Briggs Stadium on July 26 last year.
Prosecutors say between July 25 and August 2, the men agreed the footballer would purposely commit a foul, placed three separate bets on him receiving a booking and that Hester received a booking by stamping on the calf of an opponent.
The petition alleges the yellow card Hester received led to a payout of approximately £16,000 in winnings from Bet365, which was obtained by fraud.
An alternative charge on the petition under the Gambling Act 2005 alleges the four accused cheated at gambling between July 25 and August 2 last year by placing three separate bets Hester would receive a booking and that the player intentionally stamped on the calf of a rival player, resulting in the five-figure winnings being paid out.
All four accused made no plea or declaration and were committed for further examination.
They were each granted bail by Sheriff Murray.
A further court date has not been set.
The Edinburgh club won the July 2019 cup tie 2-0 through goals by Joe Newell and Florian Kamberi.
Centre forward Hester joined Elgin City in January 2019 on a contract due to run to 2022.
He has made a total of 30 appearances for the club in League Two and cup competition this season, the last in the 3-2 home defeat to Stenhousemuir on Saturday.
He previously played more than 60 games for Arbroath.
Persons convicted of offences under the section of the Gambling Act the accused have appeared on can face a maximum prison sentence of two years on indictment, or 51 weeks at summary level.
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24-01-2020 07:46 AM #1
Elgin player got deliberately booked against us for a bet
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24-01-2020 07:51 AM #3
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24-01-2020 07:53 AM #4
I remember him putting in a brutal tackle in that game. Should’ve been a red card. Don’t remember it as a stamp but could be wrong.
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24-01-2020 07:57 AM #5
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This is probably more common than you'd think.
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, vodka in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming, "WOO HOO what a ride!"
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24-01-2020 08:01 AM #6This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
He’s a fairly unknown player, so high bets on him doing something like that probably would be a bit of a red flag for the bookie.
Better known Premier League/Championship players at it? I wouldn’t bet against it.
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24-01-2020 08:05 AM #8This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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Also looked like he was deliberately trying to get himself booked in the game at ER in the Tunnocks cup. I'd put it down to the laddie being a bit of a nutter.
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24-01-2020 08:18 AM #10This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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24-01-2020 08:36 AM #12
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Shot in the dark here and I’m not suggesting he be charged, but I just read the title and I remembered the challenge straight away as it was that bad.
As it was an absolute shocker, and we now know it was pre-mediated and not just a football related incident. Had he seriously injured the player, could he be charged for assault also?
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24-01-2020 09:04 AM #13
If he is found guilty of this and I was Doige's lawyer, I would advide him to sue for damages.
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24-01-2020 09:06 AM #14
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24-01-2020 09:13 AM #15
More than happy to have that removed, perhaps shouldn't have said any names.
Think it's been made clear that it is pretty rife around football and there will be even higher profile names than the one mentioned that are guilty of it.Hibernian Football Club
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24-01-2020 09:17 AM #16
The bookies should stop offering bets on these sort of things. Individual player getting booked. Throw in in the first minute etc. Restrict odds being offered to things that are difficult for one person to influence.
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24-01-2020 09:20 AM #18
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So the big billion pound company's lose basically nothing to the little guy. And they end up in court. 😂
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24-01-2020 09:27 AM #19This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
This is about the integrity of the game though. A player deliberately altered his game, for individual purposes, and nothing to do with helping his team, so he should be reprimanded.
It was foul play too, and could have seriously hurt Doidgey - all so him and his pals would benefit financially.
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24-01-2020 09:33 AM #20
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Getting booked for fouling a Hibs-player ? - the odds must've been astronomical !
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24-01-2020 09:38 AM #21
If you want to get booked why not just boot the ball away or waste time? Boys obviously a bit of a dick if the best way to get a booking in his mind is to stamp on someone.
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24-01-2020 10:13 AM #22
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24-01-2020 10:54 AM #23This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The only person in the whole of Scottish football who can't be under scrutiny for this sort of thing is Scott Brown...he doesn't get booked no matter what he does !
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24-01-2020 11:01 AM #24
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Shocking for a so-called professional to resort to this, if he's found guilty of course. Also breathtakingly stupid that they all thought (allegedly) that a £16,000 win on a random booking for an Elgin City player wouldn't produce a whiff of suspicion among the bookies.
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24-01-2020 12:04 PM #25
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I'm swaying between what you've said above.. or... how do they think they can get away with this sort of thing when betting patterns are monitored and reported
Do we reckon it's going on all the time but only between say 1 player and an accomplice for relatively small amounts, as opposed to letting a big group in on it and lumping it?
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24-01-2020 03:15 PM #26
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24-01-2020 04:02 PM #29
I know of a member of staff in a lower league team who says it's rife among the players in the lower leagues.
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