A gambling group bribed men to hand over their personal information including passport, drivers’ licence and bank details so they can play under other people’s names. Despite identity theft concerns, gamblers maintain their aliases allow them to legitimately play against bookies who have restricted them.
Privacy experts are urging the public to avoid compromising their sensitive data by flogging their identity documents online and transferring betting accounts – also known as “bowler accounts”.
One of the amateur betting groups, which has a Facebook page, promises to return the accounts when betting benefits have been used. They employ a strategy known as “arbitrage betting” to exploit market competition which generates mispriced odds.
With the industry itself against these practices, limiting player’s benefits and accounts, the group said they resorted to accessing other player’s accounts.
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