The personal information of Paddy Power and Betfair customers has been hacked in a data breach… although the firms have denied that passwords or payment details have been compromised. However, Flutter – the parent company of the brands – refused to rule out the possibility that email addresses, the first line of postal addresses and […]
Crime
Former Scottish Premiership Star Accused of Deliberately Getting Booked as Part of Betting Fraud
A former Scottish Premiership footballer has been accused of ‘cheating at gambling’, with a court trial to take place later this month. Keaghan Jacobs, who has played for Livingston for most of his career, stands accused of deliberately getting booked in a game against Celtic back in 2019. And if found guilty, he could face […]
Spread Betting ‘Ponzi Scheme’ Owner Jailed After Conning Friends and Family Out of £600,000
If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. But that didn’t stop friends and family members connected to Richard Evans from investing a collective £600,000 into his supposed spread betting enterprise – which promised a ‘guaranteed’ return on investment of 15% per year. Unfortunately, Evans was using the money to fund his […]
Former Prime Minister’s Aide and Ex Tory MP Charged with Gambling Offences
Remember the gambling scandal that erupted in the wake of the UK General Election last summer? It was alleged that a number of MPs, parliamentary officials and associated staff used inside information to bet on the date of the election – which was only known by a select handful of individuals at the time. According […]
UK Gambling Commission Pledges to Probe Links Between Visa, Mastercard and Illegal Betting
It’s highly likely that they aren’t aware of the fact, but even so banking giants Visa and Mastercard have been processing thousands of payments by illegal websites operating on UK soil. Although the two operators have strategies in place to prevent their credit cards being used for nefarious activities, an investigation has revealed that nine […]