Elgin City Footballer Accused Of Match Betting Fraud Charge

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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 buddies to defraud a bookie had more than ₤ 2,000 in his bedside drawer, a trial heard.
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Elgin City striker Kane Hester was discovered with the money when his family home was raided.
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He denies backing himself to get scheduled throughout a match versus Hibs as part of a plan with three others to defraud Bet365.


Findlay Soutar, Calvin Parrott and Brodie Myres likewise reject the charge.
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In a joint declaration agreed by the Crown and defence attorneys, it was confirmed that Mr Hester had actually chosen up a yellow card throughout the first half of the Scottish League Cup video game.


It also validated that the 3 other implicated had actually carried out a number of monetary transactions in the hours before the match in July 2019.
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Fiscal depute Stewart Duncan checked out the declaration to jurors at Dundee Sheriff Court where the implicated, all from Montrose, have actually gone on trial.
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Suspicious wagering patterns
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Mr Duncan said it was agreed as reality that Mr Myres had actually paid money into Mr Soutar's account and also into an account coming from Mr Parrott.
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He said bets worth thousands of pounds had actually been put on Mr Hester getting scheduled and the bookmaker had paid jackpots at chances of 5-1.
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Mr Duncan said it was concurred that mix bets - consisting of Mr Hester getting a yellow card - were likewise positioned and won by members of the accused group.


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


The court was revealed 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 said: "Do you understand what would be easier? I know what you are speaking about. There's no point mucking you about.


"I've got the cash, it's at home. If I take you home and provide you the cash, that's what happened.


"I was scheduled in a game and my buddies gave me cash for it - ₤ 2,500."
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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 court heard ₤ 2,400 was later on discovered in his bedside drawer.


The charge alleges the 4 guys received ₤ 17,333.32 in payments from Bet365 in 2019, which ₤ 13,583.32 of it was gotten as illegal profits.


An version of the charge declares they cheated at betting by putting 5 bets on Mr Hester being reserved and that he was shown a yellow card for a nasty, causing them falsely acquiring ₤ 13,583.32 in profits.


The trial, before Sheriff Paul Brown, continues.


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