It has been claimed that bookmakers have flagged to the FA that a suspicious amount of money was placed on one of Mikel Arteta’s (Arsenal Football Club) players to get a yellow card during a Premier League fixture earlier in this campaign.
English football’s governing body is looking into the claim, but the player’s identity remains unknown due to legal reasons. Gambling insiders are said to have described the amount of money placed on the yellow card as ‘highly unusual.’ ‘Spot betting’, as it is commonly known, involves gambling on individual outcomes and poses a threat to governing bodies compared to regular betting, such as a team winning match.
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