I know next to nothing about soccer, so bear with me if I flub something, but a betting from the weekend was too juicy not to talk about. A woman named Tanya Hanley, a regular person just like you or me, opened a Betfair account in August specifically to place a £100 ($125) bet on… Read more »
Spent money that wasn’t theirs The Football Index scandal was bad. It was a disaster for thousands of the site’s users, but there was still some question when all was said and done as to whether or not management was incompetent or unethical. Signs leaned toward the latter, but what The Athletic recently uncovered tilts… Read more »
Strange end to the season The 2021 World Series of Poker is just two days away, but I want to talk about something else in the gambling world for a few minutes: Ghana professional soccer. That is not a sentence I ever thought I would write or say 20 years ago, but here we are.… Read more »
Something is better than nothing Football Index account holders are now able to login and withdraw their cash balances. In an announcement on Tuesday, the now defunct soccer betting site said that the cash out procedures are the same as they have always been. Customers should expect funds to reach their bank accounts in two… Read more »
Defunct soccer gambling site Football Index announced Tuesday that the UK High Court has handed down an order that will allow many of the site’s customers to find financial relief. Football Index is required to reimburse its customers £3.2m ($4.5m). The judge ruled that administration (essentially bankruptcy) began on March 26, 2021, so customers who… Read more »
Small stake is still against the rules The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the administrative organization for European soccer, has fined superstar Zlatan Ibrahimović €50,000 ($61,000) for his involvement in online casino and sportsbook Bethard. UEFA began its investigation a little over a month ago, appointing an ethics inspector to examine if Ibrahimović violated… Read more »
Stock exchange for soccer stars British legislators are looking to roll some heads in the ongoing saga of the soccer betting exchange Football Index and its parent company, BetIndex Limited. Members of Parliament are looking squarely at the UK Gambling Commission and, of course, BetIndex itself. Football Index is a European soccer betting site that… Read more »
