Under the NSW Crimes Act it is a criminal offence, punishable by up to two years’ jail, if anyone passes on inside information that is then used to make a bet.
The year-long investigation of the four matches also found that cocaine, gambling and prostitution was rife within the NRL.
Detective Superintendent Cook said on Friday that some players had developed friendships with organised crime figures, which included them passing on information about forthcoming matches.
“Some of those people are just preying on players. Some people are just preying on [the players] because they are vulnerable,” he said.
“I mean, there are players we have seen throughout this investigation who actually have debts that are greater than the value of their con…
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