S'pore nabs 74 as part of Asia-wide illegal soccer betting arrests

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Singapore police arrested 74 people believed to be involved in illegal soccer betting activities, as part of a two-month Interpol joint operation.

The estimated value of the illegal bets collected by the syndicates was believed to total over S$7 million.

Besides cash of more than S$78,000, police also seized computers, laptops, modems, routers, mobile phones, thumbdrives and other items believed to be used for illegal betting activities.

Investigations against the 74 suspects are ongoing.

The operation, codenamed Operation SOGA (SOccer GAmbling), covered the final matches of major national football leagues across Europe, the UEFA championships and EURO 2012.

Under the Betting Act, any person who bets with a bookmaker can be fined up to S$5,000, or jailed up to six months, or both.

Those involved in bookmaking can be fined between S$20,000 and S$200,000, and jailed up to five years.