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Scam: at the heart of the games police
Around 140 police officers work throughout the year to guarantee the integrity of games, at the casino, at the racetrack or online. The methods used by cheaters are numerous. – (France 2)
Around 140 police officers work throughout the year to guarantee the integrity of games, at the casino, at the racetrack or online. The methods used by cheaters are numerous.
Specialized police officers are responsible for ensuring the integrity of the games and races. For racetracks, casinos or online betting, there are nearly 140 of them tracking down scammers and their embezzlement all year round. “We see if there is no exchange of tickets, if there is no redemption of a winning ticket”, explains Catherine, from the Central Racing and Games Service. She pays particular attention to the timing of ratings drops.
Doped horses
In Vincennes (Val-de-Marne), the best teams are there, but it was an outsider who won that day. After the race, the investigator must check whether the horses are not doped. “There can be different substances, anti-inflammatories, stimulants”, specifies Louise Breffa, veterinarian at Parisian racecourses, who is responsible for the samples. This offense is punishable by five years in prison. In the basement of the Ministry of the Interior, other agents are training in a games room. There are machines there that they confiscated. And for good reason, the player was almost systematically a loser.
