Australian Men Charged for Fixing Esports Matches

When it comes to money, people can get extra creative with trying to scam their way in earning it.

Well, five Aussie guys decided that they would go that extra mile and tried fixing eSports games. The police files this case, as the first investigation of this sort in Australia. If there are upsides to serving 10 years in prison for such an act, they would be that these men made history.

The group includes a 20-year-old that was charged with corrupting betting outcomes and possessing of corrupt gambling knowledge. The three other people are also in their 20s and accused of the same charges. There is also a 27-year-old guy that has about five charges of the same nature. It appears that they all came from the same uni and high school.

Last year, the Victoria Police Sporting Integrity Intelligence Unit led an investigation on how people that were part of teams from the ESEA-Mountain Dew League, started receiving hints on placing bets. Particularly, the games in the league that were cheated on, were ones of CS: Global Offensive.

The police department’s assistant commissioner, Neil Paterson explained more on the case:

“We’ve got young men, typically 19- or 20-year-olds, who have no history with police. They’re [allegedly] getting involved in [corruption] offences … at quite a young age that have serious consequences for them. The sheer volume of young men involved in gambling, both in high school and in universities, is at epidemic proportions. What I’m not seeing is anyone doing anything particularly about that.”

He also said that an astonishing sum of $30,000 is won from those fixed games.

What needs to be said is that Australia is leading in taking measures against eSports and sports betting corruption. Authorities and organizations come together to tackle down any criminal acts against the fairness of bookmakers. The aforementioned prison sentence may not come to light, but it will serve as a warning for young people who aspire to exploit this industry.

To sum up, there is a lot for people to take in consideration whilst reading this. With such actions taking place, the eSports betting industry can face an inevitable backlash. With the coronavirus lockdown, more and more people started betting and gambling like never before. All of this traffic that is generating these months, makes it way harder for authorities and regulators to take it all under control.

Still, such regulating organizations are trying their best, since no one wants their name associated with illegal actions and make their sponsors drop out of their partnerships.

Also, countries started adding limitations to gambling, as well, since many problem gamblers might reignite their dangerous hobby. Meanwhile, take a look at these times when esports players get caught cheating.

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