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  2. 2024 United Kingdom general election betting scandal

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    In response to the initial report on Craig Williams's bet, the Gambling Commission opened an inquiry into alleged betting offences relating to the day of the election.. The Metropolitan Police was contacted by the Gambling Commission on 14 June 2024 concerning this inquiry, informing it that it was investigating alleged bets that were made by a police constable from the force's Royalty and ...

  3. Sky Betting & Gaming - Wikipedia

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    Sky Betting & Gaming is a British -based gambling company, owned by Flutter Entertainment, with headquarters in Leeds, West Yorkshire and offices in Sheffield & Solihull. Sky Betting & Gaming consists of five core brands: Sky Bet, Sky Vegas, Sky Casino, Sky Poker and Sky Bingo. In 2015, Sky plc sold an 80 per cent stake in the company to CVC ...

  4. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    Ellenberg reports often hearing of the scam told as an illustrative parable, but he could not find a real-world example of anyone carrying it out as an actual scam. The closest he found was when illusionist Derren Brown presented it in his television special The System in 2008. Brown's intent was merely to convince his mark that he had a ...

  5. List of Ponzi schemes - Wikipedia

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    1860s. Jacob Young, William Abrams, and Nancy Clem ran what author Wendy Gamber argues, in her book The Notorious Mrs. Clem: Murder and Money in the Gilded Age, was the first-ever Ponzi scheme. [ 1][ 2] In Munich, Germany, Adele Spitzeder founded the "Spitzedersche Privatbank" in 1869, promising an interest rate of 10 percent per month.

  6. United States v. Scheinberg - Wikipedia

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    United States v. Scheinberg, No. 1:10-cr-00336 (2011), is a United States federal criminal case against the founders of the three largest online poker companies, PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Cereus (Absolute Poker/Ultimatebet), and a handful of their associates, [1] which alleges that the defendants violated the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) and engaged in bank fraud ...

  7. Shell game - Wikipedia

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    The shell game (also known as thimblerig, three shells and a pea, the old army game) is often portrayed as a gambling game, but in reality, when a wager for money is made, it is almost always a confidence trick used to perpetrate fraud. [ 1] In confidence trick slang, this swindle is referred to as a short-con because it is quick and easy to ...

  8. Mahadev Betting App Case - Wikipedia

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    The Mahadev Betting App Case is a high-profile scandal involving an online betting platform that enabled illegal gambling on various games, including poker, card games, badminton, tennis, football, and cricket. The app was operated by Dubai -based Saurabh Chandrakar, a former juice seller, and his accomplice Ravi Uppal, both of whom hail from ...

  9. 2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting case

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    The 2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting case arose when the Delhi Police arrested three cricketers, Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan, on the charges of alleged spot-fixing. The three represented the Rajasthan Royals in the 2013 Indian Premier League. [ 1] In a separate case, Mumbai Police arrested Vindu Dara Singh ...