Elgin City Footballer Accused Of Match Betting Fraud Charge Elgin City footballer accused of match wagering scams charge 7 March 2023 A Scottish league footballer implicated of hatching a plot with good friends to defraud a bookmaker had more than ₤ 2,000 in his bedside drawer, a trial heard. Elgin City striker Kane Hester was found with the cash when his family home was raided. He denies backing himself to get scheduled throughout a match against Hibs as part of a scheme with 3 others to defraud Bet365. Findlay Soutar, Calvin Parrott and Brodie Myres also deny the charge. In a joint declaration agreed by the Crown and defence lawyers, it was validated that Mr Hester had actually selected up a yellow card throughout the very first half of the Scottish League Cup video game. It likewise confirmed that the 3 other implicated had actually undertaken a number of financial deals in the hours before the match in July 2019. Fiscal depute Stewart Duncan checked out the statement to jurors at Dundee Sheriff Court where the accused, all from Montrose, have gone on trial. Suspicious betting patterns Mr Duncan stated it was agreed as reality that Mr Myres had paid money into Mr Soutar's account and likewise into an account belonging to Mr Parrott. He said bets worth countless pounds had been placed on Mr Hester getting reserved and the bookmaker had paid payouts at odds of 5-1. Mr Duncan said it was concurred that mix bets - including Mr Hester getting a yellow card - were likewise placed and won by members of the accused group. The Scottish Football Association stepped in to produce an efficiency evaluation of Mr Hester throughout the match after looking out about suspicious betting patterns on the game. The court was shown footage of Hester's home being robbed and the footballer telling officers he knew what they were there for and would take them to the cash.