The TAB will give the NRL CCTV vision of punters laying bets on the controversial round-24 match between Canterbury-Bankstown and North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville.
The NRL is continuing its investigation into allegations that Canterbury player Ryan Tandy placed bets on a Cowboys penalty goal to be the first scoring play and then deliberately knocked on and conceded a penalty.
TAB officials have revealed that 95 per cent of the bets on the Bulldogs-Cowboys match were for a penalty goal to be the first scoring play.
There are suggestions police will be asked to assist the NRL in its investigation.
TAB Sportsbet spokesman Glenn Munsie said his organisation would hand over betting lists and CCTV vision of punters placing bets on the game. NRL officials are also looking at betting trails surrounding the match and any links to NRL players.
"We will hand over all our information to the NRL," Munsie said.
"They have asked that we provide a list of bets and surveillance of anyone placing the bets.
"There will be CCTV vision from inside the TABs."
Asked which TABs, Munsie said: "I can't tell you that.
"But we know where the bets were placed. They were taken all over Australia."
The plunge tightened the penalty goal option from $13 into $7.
"The alarm bells started to ring," Munsie said.
"There was an unusual amount of bets on that one particular betting option, which was a penalty goal.
"Ninety-five per cent of the bets were for that option, which is just not normal."
A former NRL coach told The Daily Telegraph that players often bet with credit but do not have the money to cover the wagers.
"Then when the player can't pay up, the bookie goes to the club demanding the money," the former coach of a Sydney club said. "It happens all the time."
NRL chief operating officer Graham Annesley was reluctant to say if police would be included in its investigation.
"At this stage, we are not jumping to any conclusions." |
