Three fined for illegal World Cup betting


MELAKA: A fisherman from the Portuguese Settlement here is among three men fined a total of RM7,300 by a Magistrate's Court here for betting offences during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Richard Danker, 54; Linus Hilary Pinto, 60; and Lim Soon Boon, 34; pleaded guilty after the charge was read to them before Magistrate Sharda Shienha Mohd Suleiman on Monday (Jan 30).

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