Warne will not be charged over online gambling website

Shane Warne, the Australian regarded by many as the greatest spinner in cricket history will not be punished for running his own online gambling site, after it was shut down.

After an investigation by the Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation, the website was deemed illegal, and Warne was facing some though time, as he was the owner of that website. He was also the one promoting his own website and had his own blog on the gambling website, and according to an investigation by Sun Herald, children would need only an access to a credit card in order to start gambling.

The Australian authorities decided against seeking a punishment for Warne, after the UK-based site was taken down.

04/08/2007