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Elgin City footballer accused of match wagering scams charge

7 March 2023

A Scottish league footballer accused of hatching a plot with friends to defraud a bookmaker had more than ₤ 2,000 in his bedside drawer, a trial heard.

Elgin City striker Kane Hester was found with the money when his household home was robbed.

He denies backing himself to get booked throughout a match against Hibs as part of a scheme with three others to defraud Bet365.

Findlay Soutar, Calvin Parrott and Brodie Myres likewise reject the charge.

In a joint statement agreed by the Crown and defence legal representatives, it was verified that Mr Hester had gotten a yellow card during the very first half of the Scottish League Cup game.

It also validated that the 3 other accused had carried out a number of monetary deals in the hours before the match in July 2019.

Fiscal depute Stewart Duncan read the declaration to jurors at Dundee Sheriff Court where the implicated, all from Montrose, have actually gone on trial.

Suspicious wagering patterns

Mr Duncan said it was agreed as fact that Mr Myres had paid money into Mr Soutar's account and also into an account coming from Mr Parrott.

He said bets worth countless pounds had actually been put on Mr Hester getting and the bookie had paid earnings at chances of 5-1.

Mr Duncan stated it was concurred that combination bets - consisting of Mr Hester getting a yellow card - were also placed and won by members of the implicated group.

The Scottish Football Association stepped in to produce a performance evaluation of Mr Hester throughout the match after being alerted about suspicious betting patterns on the video game.

The court was shown video footage of Hester's home being raided and the footballer telling officers he knew what they were there for and would take them to the money.

Hester stated: "Do you understand what would be easier? I know what you are speaking about. There's no point mucking you about.

"I have actually got the cash, it's at home. If I take you home and give you the cash, that's what happened.

"I was booked in a video game and my buddies gave me cash for it - ₤ 2,500."

Mr Hester is declared to have plotted before the match with three others to put a series of bets on him being booked by the referee.

the yohaig code court heard ₤ 2,400 was later found in his bedside drawer.

The charge alleges the four guys got ₤ 17,333.32 in payments from Bet365 in 2019, which ₤ 13,583.32 of it was gotten as illegal jackpots.

An alternate variation of the charge declares they cheated at betting by positioning 5 bets on Mr Hester being reserved which he was shown a yellow card for a nasty, causing them falsely acquiring ₤ 13,583.32 in payouts.

The trial, before Sheriff Paul Brown, continues.

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