Five year ban for snooker player

Snooker professional Mark King has been suspended from playing for five years for match-fixing.

King was also ordered to pay £68,299.50 in costs after being found guilty of one count of match fixing and one count of providing inside information by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA).

The Commission supported the WPBSA case by supplying information including betting data.

John Pierce, Gambling Commission Enforcement Director, said: “All betting customers in Britain should have confidence that bets placed with licensed gambling businesses are on markets that are fair and free from betting-related corruption.

“This is why our Sports Betting Intelligence Unit will always work closely with partners such as the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association to support their sporting integrity investigations and allegations of match fixing.

“Today’s announcement should send a clear message that betting-related corruption in sport will not be tolerated.”