“The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) was recently made aware of an online scam involving an unlicenced bookmaker,” a spokesperson said.
“QRIC advocates for integrity in racing, and therefore encourages punters to only utilise betting agents who are licensed to operate. This information can be found at acma.gov.au.
“QRIC also encourages those who believe they have been scammed online to report their incident to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) via the acma.gov.au website.”
Fenton is also accused of to trying to lure in punters via his ‘Horse Racing Global’ business by promoting what he described as a race fixing syndicate, asking punters for a $99.95 per week subscription to receive insider information, which he says are linked to the ‘Toowoomba mafia’. Details of the service were sent in a text message from Fenton’s mobile number and remain published on Horse Racing Global’s Facebook page.
Other messages from Fenton’s phone number have also been sent to followers asking for a one-off $500 membership for tips. It’s not alleged that Fenton has fixed horse races, only that he promotes that he can provide punters with inside knowledge to be used for betting purposes.
“As a loyal follwer and supporter of Horse Racing Global, we are inviting you to an invitation only membership into the Toowoomba Mafia Race Fixing Gang,” the text message, sent from Fenton, reads.
“As an invited prospective member the only…
