Alongside the genuine fans, a number of people working for illegal offshore bookmakers have also made their way into stadiums in Auckland. Phil Walter/Getty Images Netball NZ’s Kate Agnew said the ANZ Premiership has been targetted by illegal offshore bookmakers. The offenders were trespassed from the venue and Agnew said the information was passed on to Sport New Zealand as well as the police. Removing spot betting from sport is a team effort and basketball's NBL Showdown general manager Justin Nelson said intel was shared between codes so that there is a sector-wide crackdown on the activity. When someone is suspected of courtsiding, Nelson said organisers follow a straight forward process which is backed by stadium security staff.

Source: Stuff July 21, 2020 22:29 UTC