Victoria Police have charged five Australians with willful disappearance simultaneously Rating-Strike: Offensive Worldwide matches, the first cases of its kind in Australia.
The charges stem from an investigation by Victoria Police Sportity Integrity Intelligence last year, resulting in six arrests. Five men in Victoria have been charged in connection with the investigation, all of which are used for fraudulent information for betting purposes, one for which he was charged with possession of dagga and "disorderly or destructive conduct of betting events.
The list of cases is as follows:
- A 20-year-old Mill Park man has been charged with engaging in disorderly or destructive conduct of event or event bets (section 195C Crimes Act 1958) x2, use of misinformation for betting purposes (section 195F Crimes Act 1958) x2, and has cannabis;
- A 20-year-old South Morang man has been charged with using corrupt information for betting purposes (section 195F Crimes Act 1958) x3;
- A 20-year-old Mill Park man has been charged with misusing information for betting purposes (section 195F Crimes Act 1958) x3;
- A 20-year-old Mill Park man has been charged with misusing information for betting purposes (section 195F Crimes Act 1958) x3; and
- A 27-year-old sales man has been charged with using corrupt information for betting purposes (section 195F Crimes Act 1958) x5.
At that time, the Police Commissioner who assisted Victoria Neil Paterson told ABC that an estimated $ 30,000 was won in the losing games. ABC also reported Sunday that the investigation had begun ESEA Mountain Dew League, an online league run by ESEA third-party organizers that runs in North America, Europe and Australia.
All five Victoriaen defendants will appear in court on September 15, according to Victoria Police.
This story appeared on Kotaku Australia.