Secret betting agreements show Football Australia makes money from gambling on amateur games

Australian soccer associations have benefited from betting in all domestic games, from international first to amateur suburbs club competitions.

Key points:

• The secret agreement indicates a transaction connected by Australian sports organizations with a bookmaker.
• These global companies bet on community sports.
• Data scouts are being used to monitor these nearby games.

This includes games where teenage young people play, and you can go in detail about which panties are leading in hal f-time, which one wins, or drawing.

Football Australia's secret agreements are only one of many similar agreements with major international bookmakers and Australian sports organizations, such as NRL, AFL, and Cricket Australia.

According to the contracts obtained by Four Corners, some operating organizations can get up to 17. 5 % of the bookmaker's interests by gambling at the event.

This payment, known as a product integrity fee, is a total of millions of dollars every year, and is added to the floods of gambling money, which is already in the organization from sponsorship and advertising.

Most sports codes can only bet on the highest level of competitions, but football and Australia can receive some of the bets on sacca looses, Matilda, and local social teams.

Australian sports organizations have signed a contract that can receive some bookmakers' interests on bets in Australia. (Four corner)

According to this secret agreement, football Australia will get one of the 1 % of the betting amount of soccer games in Australia or 15 % of the bookmaker's interests.

In other words, even if a bookmaker loses by betting, he will be paid to football Australia.

One weekend in May, a global bookmaker BET365 provided a bed for 146 soccer games throughout Australia, including tournaments under the age of 20 in New Southwales and Western Australia.

In one of them, a team under 20 years old in Western Australia used more than one 1 7-yea r-old players and put 1 5-yea r-old players on the bench.

The man on the sidelines

A man with a string on a folding chair on a soccer game on a weekend soccer game, a folding chair on a weekend soccer game.

Last month, on the side of the amateur soccer game held on the weekend. (Four Corners: Craig Hansen)

As the enthusiastic audience cheered to the South Springbale team composed of piping, electric engineers, and doctors, the man was quietly observing the state while hitting a mobile phone.

Data scouts like him play an important role in the operation of Australian gambling companies. The local games of this level are rarely streamed live, so they send the latest information on live performances to bookmakers so that they can bet in rea l-time pants around the world.

Several international bookmakers, including British gambling major BET365, provide bets in this game alone.

BET365 accepted a bet to the game where the data was provided live updates. (Four corner)

"I'm unpleasant," said South Spring Bale Football Club Chairman Jim Simos. The club's team belongs to the Victorian League 1 in the 5th Division.

"Some people around the world who bet on our games do not know us. There should be a limit."

This data scrout, which did not reveal the name, works for a Swiss company Sportradar, which specializes in collecting live data at sporting events.

The scout works for Sportradar, a Swiss company specializing in collecting live data at sporting events.

With a data scout like a man, spectators around the world can bet in rea l-time games. (Four Corners: Craig Hansen)

SPORTRADAR boasts more than 5, 000 scout networks worldwide and collects data from almost 1 million sporting events every year.

The company, which is listed in Nasdaq, has contracted with major American sports organizations, and last year's sales were about $ 1. 2 billion (about 120 billion yen). Michael Jordan, the NBA icon, and Mark Cuban, a billionaire, are also famous.

"SPORTRADAR is one of several companies collecting data in various ways from sports competitions in Australia.

"We may distribute the data to bookmakers that have been approved around the world, in which case those customers are subject to strict compliance and identity surveys. The collected data is football. It is used to monitor integrity partners, including Australia, and detect suspicious betting patterns.

Michael Jordan owns SPORTRADAR stock. (Reuters: Gonzalo Fuentes)

Bet365 is the largest customer of SPORTRADAR.

According to a former BET365 trader Prasad Kanitoker, even a soccer game in Australia can gather thousands of bets per minute from bookmakers overseas customers (mainly in Asia). 。

It is not unusual for a total of $ 1 million to be performed in one game.

"Even the pure bet amount alone is quite shocking."

"If you're not in the industry, you have no idea. There are more sports all the time, more leagues all the time. It's really a machine that never stops."

When asked why he's interested in betting on amateur sports, Kanitkar says it's simple: "If you can bet on something, everyone will."

Prasad Kanitkar says the amount of sports betting is shocking. (Four Corners: Craig Hansen)

"It's like a casino for them, maybe they just see what's going on... they click on a website and hope for the best."

Bet365 did not respond to questions about the size or value of the Australian amateur football betting market. When asked about the recent South Springvale game, he said the total betting market for that game was at a "very low dollar level."

"Any other claims about the amount or number of bets placed on this event or other similar Australian football events are simply unfounded.

Four Corners investigates how gambling permeates all levels of Australian sport.

The match-fixing risk

The country's match-fixing oversight board has warned that betting on low-level matches increases the risk that players will be approached to throw matches.

Jason Whibrow, director of sports betting and competition operations at Sport Integrity Australia, said: "If you're unpaid and someone gives you some money, you might be tempted to take it."

Sports integrity expert Dr Catherine Ordway said amateur clubs like South Springvale were particularly vulnerable.

"All these forces combine to make the risk enormous," she said.

Jim Symos, chairman of South Springvale Football Club, was shocked to find his team's matches were being bet on by people all over the world. (Four Corners: Margaret Burin)

Chairman Jim Symos said South Springvale had not received any training or information on how to deal with the increased risks of match fixing.

Football Australia has not collectively come to us and said, 'Hey, watch out for this.' That has not happened at all."

Football Australia declined a request for an interview, but said in a statement that it allowed betting on lower-level competitions "as a strategy to maintain oversight and protect the game from potential integrity threats through information sharing."

"We are acutely aware of the potential risks and have a comprehensive integrity framework in place to manage these risks.

Football Australia gets either 1% of the amount of bets placed on football matches or 15% of the bookmaker's profits, whichever is higher. (Four Corners: Margaret Burin)

"In 2022, domestic product fees made up a very low percentage of our total revenues. These fees are reinvested in our integrity services and various not-for-profit football development programs.

NRL, AFL, cricket have deals with bookies

Concerns about the relationship between sporting codes and bookmakers are not unique to football.

Four Corners has looked at bookmakers' deals with the NRL, AFL and Cricket Australia.

None of them disclose in their financial statements how much their deals with international gambling companies are worth.

But Four Corners reports that the NRL made $50 million from deals with bookmakers last year, while the AFL made $30 million to $40 million.

The NRL gets more commission on riskier bets, such as "same match multiples," which allow punters to bet on multiple outcomes within a single match.

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The NRL said in a statement that its agreements with bookmakers allow it to limit the range of matches available for betting in Australia.

"This is to protect the integrity of the sport and such agreements clearly limit the commercial outcome.

"Stakes are a relatively small but important source of income that is reinvested in sporting integrity, education, welfare and participation programs.

Live streams used for gambling

The international betting market has also found other community sports to bet on, such as weekday evening T20 cricket tournaments around Melbourne.

An amateur T20 match in Melbourne's north. (Four Corners: Craig Hansen)

The match between Maribyrn Park Cricket Club and Chargers CC has no data scouts but people from all over the world can watch the match.

The club livestreams the match online using a service called Frogbox, recommended by Cricket Australia.

According to Maribyrnong Park Cricket Club Chairman Simon Fitzgeraldo, the club invested in Frogbox so that players' friends and family could watch the game, and to earn club advertising revenues.

The club did not know that Frogbox was owned by Sportradar.

The club is using the system recommended by Cricket Australia to live live. (Four corner)

"It's unusual for someone to be interested in an unknown cricket T20 tournament in the northwest of Melbourne," said Fitzgerald.

SPORTRADAR claims that live feed and game data will not be sold to bookmakers' clients.

However, at least one company provided a bet in the game.

1XBET is a bookmaker registered in the Caribbean Curacao, one of the offshore companies that provide bets in the amateur Cricket League, including a 1 8-yea r-old or older tournament held in the southeast of Melbourne.

The 1XBET website is blocked because it has not obtained a business permit in Australia, but by using the virtual private network, it can hide the location of the user.

1XBET did not answer questions about the information about the game.

The company is not registered in Australia, so you don't have to pay Cricket Australia.

Sports Integrity Australia's Jason Hoybrow is concerned that an unlicensed offshore book maker will use live feeds to collect game information and provide a liv e-betting market.

"If some sports data and streaming are available, someone in the world will try to monetize by having the sports betting market for the event.

Cricket Australia knows that the betting of an amateur game is being betting on live streaming, but it is up to the club to geoplock the feed so that an unauthorized bookmaker cannot access.

"We encourage the club to report and other suspicious behavior, but we do not recognize evidence that this has led to consistency."

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Rugby league clubs' close relationships with betting increasingly at odds with other sports

The Rugby League has resisted the decrease in gambling sponsorship as the NRL club's new contracts and upgrade contracts have strengthened the penetration of Sportsbetting into local communities.

Key points:

• AFL's Gilon Macrakran's CEO (CEO) and NRL's Andrew Abd, CEO, will submit evidence on Tuesday on online gambling.
• Sports betting sponsorship is decreasing in most sports
• The Rugby League had nine jersey sponsorship with casinos and gambling companies in 2023.

According to a survey conducted by the Swimburn Institute of Technology's Sport Innovation Research Group, about half of the NRL competitions maintain famous partnerships with gambling organizations and are much higher than AFL and other sports share.

NRL's Andrew Abd, CEO, will attend a hearing of the House of Representatives Committee, who will investigate online gambling on Tuesday, along with AFL's Gilon Macrakran's Supreme Executive Officer (CEO).

The soccer England Premier League clubs have been reported as early as sports betting sponsorship this week. 8 out of 20 clubs of EPL are wearing a gambling company logo.

The percentage of clubs with gambling contracts is much lower in the Australian sports world. According to a survey by Swimburn Institute of Technology, only 14 major sports have been recorded in Australia by the middle of last year. According to Adam Curg, the director of the university's sports innovation research group, gambling sponsorship is overall.

"There were many fans and members' feelings about professional sports and their teams involved in gambling sponsorship.

"If you go back five or six years ago, the direct relationship with gambling companies is much more than what you can see today.

League outlier

The Rugby League seems to be in conflict with other sector. The Elite Rugby League has a nine jersey sponsorship with gambling and casino partners in 2023, and there is no sign of sponsorship deceleration.

This year, Dolphins debuted with a bluebet on the back of the jersey. Palmerbet has upgraded a contract with New Castle Knights from the front color to the shoulder this season. The Gold Coast's flea shop Topsport has upgraded the contract with Titans and is now displayed in shorts. Panthers and Sharks will continue to play at the stadium bearing the name of the gambling brand.

Roosters and Dolphins have put out the gambling logo to stand out. (AAP: Darren English)

Associate Professor Carg said it was not clear why NRL clubs were slower to break out of gambling sponsorship compared to other leagues.

According to a document submitted by the NRL Major Professional Sports Union (Comps) to the House of Representatives, the league has taken several measures to cope with the concerns of the local community for gambling.

This includes managing the use of an LED display so that advertisements from NRL gambling sponsors cannot be seen on the broadcast, and banning gambling advertisements to national team and al l-stars jerseys (but THE). STAR is still a sponsor of NSW Blues).

In Spain, sports clubs and stadium gambling sponsors were banned in 2020, and six top soccer clubs lost their next season's shirt sponsors.

At the end of last year, Entertaine, the owner of Radbroks, announced that it would end a sponsorship for Australian sports teams. This is written in a document submitted to the investigation team to respect "the emotions of the community over this problem".

Meanwhile, sports beds maintain sponsorship as part of the marketing strategy. "Advertising revenue and sponsorship revenue provide economic support in each field of sports, races, and media, and especially in the region directly supports gras s-rooted community funds." Is written in.

Peta Murphy is one of the several members of the Diet who asks AFL and NRL on Tuesday. (ABC News)

Committee focus

The committee of Mr. Abd and Makurakran is very expected to be submitted by COMPPS against the change of regulations.

"The sports world runs public interests and legal gambling businesses that regulate gambling ads and minimize problem gambling by combining the current rules and additional measures adopted by the sports world. We believe that we have a reasonable and responsible balance with the ability to do. "

Later, Makuraklan said on the radio station 3AW that he agreed that there were too many ads.

"I think it's probably too much.

"I think it's too much.

Club sponsor contracts are decreasing, but most major leagues continue to have a direct relationship with gambling companies.

The NRL and AFL gambling partners are SportsBet, the market leader, and Vanni Evans will also attend a Tuesday survey committee. This relationship is also displayed on the live odds of each game, along with the link to Sportsbet on the fixie page on the official website of each code.

Broadcasting revenue is supported by hundreds of millions of dollars annually, and is the largest source of income for groups such as AFL and NRL.

This is far exceeding the value of gambling partnerships and the agreement on the code and the individual flea shops. The code is also profitable by being introduced in the betting promotion that is also displayed in addition to traditional sports content.

Peta Murphy, Chairman and Labor Party, said that the committee was eager to talk to the CEO of sports.

"I'm going to ask if I read the evidence submitted to the committee about gambling and change proposals, and whether it would affect their writing and position," she said.

"Gilon Makurakran recently said on the radio that there are too many sports betting ads.

Abd and Makurakran will attend a video conference.

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Alcohol and sport in Australia

Participating in sports and exercise has many health benefits and can reduce risk:

• Obesity 4, 5
• Heart disease 6
• Stroke 7
• Osteoporosis 8
• Mental health problem 9

It can also promote young people to refrain from drinking and use other drugs or delay. 10

This may be because young people participating in sports are encouraged to choose a healthier lifestyle to improve motor skills. In addition, many children and teenagers who play sports are spending their time organized under the supervision of adults, so they can limit the time to use alcohol and other drugs.

Alcohol and sport – an unhealthy cocktail

While there are many advantages, there is a problem with the relationship between alcohol and sports in Australia.

Specifically, alcohol consumption at professional and local sports events, alcohol ads during the game, alcohol sponsorship for teams and sports events. In spare time, both alcohol and sports tend to appear, and Australians recognize sports as "legitimate excuse to consume alcohol ... whether to participate or watch games." I am. 11 < SPAN> Broadcasting income is supported by hundreds of millions of dollar gambling ads a year, and is the largest source of income for organizations such as AFL and NRL.

This is far exceeding the value of gambling partnerships and the agreement on the code and the individual flea shops. The code is also profitable by being introduced in the betting promotion that is also displayed in addition to traditional sports content.

Peta Murphy, Chairman and Labor Party, said that the committee was eager to talk to the CEO of sports.

"I'm going to ask if I read the evidence submitted to the committee about gambling and change proposals, and whether it would affect their writing and position," she said.

How does alcohol advertising and sponsorship work?

"Gilon Makurakran recently said on the radio that there are too many sports betting ads.

Abd and Makurakran will attend a video conference.

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Participating in sports and exercise has many health benefits and can reduce risk:

Obesity 4, 5

Heart disease 6

Stroke 7

Osteoporosis 8

Mental health problem 9

It can also promote young people to refrain from drinking and use other drugs or delay. 10

This may be because young people participating in sports are encouraged to choose a healthier lifestyle to improve motor skills. In addition, many children and teenagers who play sports are spending their time organized under the supervision of adults, so they can limit the time to use alcohol and other drugs.

While there are many advantages, there is a problem with the relationship between alcohol and sports in Australia.

Kicking goals

Specifically, alcohol consumption at professional and local sports events, alcohol ads during the game, alcohol sponsorship for teams and sports events. In spare time, both alcohol and sports tend to appear, and Australians recognize sports as "legitimate excuse to consume alcohol ... whether to participate or watch games." I am. 11 Broadcast income is supported by hundreds of millions of dollars a year, and is the largest source of income for groups such as AFL and NRL.

This is far exceeding the value of gambling partnerships and the agreement on the code and the individual flea shops. The code is also profitable by being introduced in the betting promotion displayed as well as traditional sports content.

Peta Murphy, Chairman and Labor Party, said that the committee was eager to talk to the CEO of sports.

"I'm going to ask if I read the evidence submitted to the committee about gambling and change proposals, and whether it would affect their writing and position," she said.

"Gilon Makurakran recently said on the radio that there are too many sports betting ads.

Abd and Makurakran will attend a video conference.

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1. Participating in sports and exercise has many health benefits and can reduce risk:
2. Obesity 4, 5
3. Heart disease 6
4. Stroke 7
5. Osteoporosis 8
6. Mental health problem 9
7. It can also promote young people to refrain from drinking and use other drugs or delay. 10
8. This may be because young people participating in sports are encouraged to choose a healthier lifestyle to improve motor skills. In addition, many children and teenagers who play sports are spending their time organized under the supervision of adults, so they can limit the time to use alcohol and other drugs.
9. While there are many advantages, there is a problem with the relationship between alcohol and sports in Australia.
10. Specifically, alcohol consumption at professional and local sports events, alcohol ads during the game, alcohol sponsorship for teams and sports events. In spare time, both alcohol and sports tend to appear, and Australians recognize sports as "legitimate excuse to consume alcohol ... whether to participate or watch games." I am. 11
11. Sponsorship of sporting events and teams is a particularly effective way for alcohol companies to sell their products to the public. 12 Sponsorship creates a positive association between the individual athletes, teams, or sporting norms that are respected and admired by the general public, and the products they support.
12. Research has shown that brand promotion through sponsorship is less conspicuous and critical than traditional advertising. 13
13. Alcohol companies achieve this effect in a variety of ways, including displaying their logos on stadiums and fields, team uniforms, television and on-air commercials, naming rights, and exclusive sales rights at game venues.
14. Advertising during and sponsoring sports is particularly problematic because it creates an association between alcohol and sport, which is a healthy and positive activity. This is despite the fact that alcohol consumption has been linked to cancer 14, stroke 15, dementia 15, infertility 16, impotence 16, traffic accidents 16, and organ damage. 16
15. In general, alcohol advertising normalizes drinking and "desensitizes communities to the serious harms caused by alcohol use." 17
16. Child and adolescent exposure to alcohol advertising is associated with positive alcohol beliefs, drinking intentions, earlier onset of drinking18, and heavier alcohol consumption among those who already drink. 19
17. Australia's alcohol promotion regulations explicitly prohibit television advertising targeted at children and that airs outside adult viewing hours of 8:30 pm to 5 am, but exempts live sporting events. 20, 21
18. Alcohol advertising can be aired during sports broadcasts on public holidays and weekends.
19. In addition, alcohol companies can sponsor sporting organizations and teams, providing a platform to promote their products through logos and product placements.

For example, Carlton Draughts has sponsored the Australian Football League (AFL) since 1877.

Other official partners of the AFL include South Australian winery Wolf Blass and bourbon and whiskey producer Jim Beam. 22 Similarly, the National Rugby League (NRL) is sponsored by Victra Bitter and Bundaberg Rum, while Cricket Australia is sponsored by XXXX Gold Beer. 23

AFL sponsors are not only sports organizations, but alcohol companies are sponsors of teams. According to the 2019 report, 16 out of 18 men's AFL clubs were funding from the alcohol industry, and Western Bull Dogs and the 2019 premiere team Richmond Tigers were exceptions*24.

Industry lobbyists defend sponsorship and advertising in sports in sports.

According to Jeremy Griffis, the company in charge of Karlton United Bourwaries (CUB), "the industry is properly managed and actively acted, so no new regulations are needed." twenty five

The alcohol industry regards sports as an opportunity to promote its own products and increase sales, and the Council of various sports organizations regards advertising as an advantageous source of income.

AFL's Gilon Makurakran's CEO pointed out: "I'm also realistic ... and have a relationship like us, and money is our system. Come in. " 26

However, cigarette advertising case studies are useful. The comprehensive prohibition of advertisements contributed to the reduction of consumption of cigarettes and tobacco products, 27, professional sports codes, teams, athletes, and events, such as 27, Olympics and FIFA World Cups (both used to be sponsorship). , We were able to secure continuous funds from other sources.

There are also positive movements for alcohol sports and sports.

Baseball Australia has abolished alcohol ads, Senator Richard Di Natre, coach AFL28 coach Mick Marsose, Professor Rob Moodi, Professor Rob Moody of Melbourne, and other politicians, athletes, and scholars. 。

World Health Organization (WHO), Australian Medical Association (Royal AustralAsian College Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons 29) Blic Health Association of Australia 29) is also alcohol in sports. It supports the abolition of sponsorship.

In particular, children and youth are influenced by alcohol advertising, and the start of drinking and the amount of alcohol is increasing.