UK - In April, the U.K.’s Gambling Commission found three Virgin Media Inc. employees had misused access to company data on telephone voting on last year’s edition of the television talent show to bet on which contestant would be eliminated. They were caught after Betfair flagged suspicious betting patterns. Business Week.
Posts Tagged ‘non-sports betting’
Betfair’s exposure of ‘X Factor’ scam shows need to fight cheats
Monday, October 24th, 2011All bets are on for royal wedding wagers
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011UK- British bookmakers are having a field day taking bets on every aspect of the royal wedding, from the first dance to the Queen’s hat — and Prince Philip nodding off during the ceremony. AFP.
X Factor betting scam revealed
Thursday, April 7th, 2011UK- The trio were found to have abused their access to Virgin’s data on voting patterns to make “unfair” bets on which contestants would be eliminated from the ITV programme last year. he scam was unearthed by a Gambling Commission investigation, launched after bookmaker Betfair reported suspicious betting activity between October and November. UK Press Association.
NSW frees up gambling laws
Monday, March 7th, 2011AUSTRALIA- The NSW government has given Tabcorp the lucrative liberty of taking bets on a wide range of non-sporting events. Video report at The Age.
