Not cricket: fake ‘IPL’ tournament on farm dupes Russian gamblers
by Agence France-Presse in Ahmedabad from World news | The Guardian on (#619CT)
Indian police say gang went to great lengths in betting scam reminiscent of the 1973 film The Sting
A gang set up a fake Indian Premier League" tournament with farm labourers acting as players to dupe Russian punters in a betting scam reminiscent of the 1973 film The Sting.
The so-called Indian Premier Cricket League" reached the quarter-final stage before the racket was busted by police in India.
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