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Journalist Fraudster

The gambling world is loaded with events that could be interesting to the public. We will not hear about most of them as the gambling business likes keeping secrets from curious ears. However, information on particular cases seeps into the mass and becomes the subject of heated debates.

In this article, we will talk about one of these accidents.

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Fraudulent Journalist

Let's talk about an elegant fraud, not the least in the Casinoz hall of fame. It happened in the early '90s. Its author was Neil Taylor, an employee of the Racing Post.

His plan was as follows.

  1. Neil made dog race bets at small bookmakers.
  2. Then he published false results of greyhound racing.
  3. The issue went to press and was then released with misleading information, profitable for the cheater.
  4. Bookmakers were using this data and paid Neil his winnings.

That was nothing surprising. The Internet wasn't generally available, and many bookmakers used media to find the results. Racing Post published all the data from current sports events.

Neil didn't work alone. He involved one of his guys, who made bets on the events. Neil, in his turn, made every effort to make their bet win.

Profitable Fraud

Neil and his partner quickly obtained about 17000 British pounds. However, they were disclosed very soon.

It was revealed that the newspaper published false results after another race. The first version was just a typo in the newspaper, but the computer stored the same data.

Feeling it smells like smoke, Neil decided to confess and surrender to the police.

Find out about other cheaters earning on races, casino games, and other gambling areas on Casinoz. 

Frequently asked questions

🚔 Are Neil's actions a criminal offense?

Of course, it is a fraud.

🚓 Could he avoid punishment?

Probably, he could not. His cheating was too daring.

👮‍♂️ How common is fraud in the world of bookmaker bets?

It is very common. This field is loaded with cheaters of all possible kinds.

Denis Anipchenko
Denis Anipchenko
Editor-in-chief of Casinoz

Editor-in-chief of the multilingual Casinoz platform. A linguist by education, he came into the gambling industry from the offline side — before 2010, when land-based casinos in Ukraine were still legal, he worked his way up from an entry-level operational position to casino manager. He has been at Casinoz since 2010: first as an editor and review author, then editor-in-chief from 2014. Coordinates a team of authors, translators, and reviewers across all language markets of the platform.

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