The Football Association to Investigate Match

4/27/2009 by Gaming Industry Media Staff

The Football Association, England's football governing body, said it will investigate this weekend's Grays Athletic and Forest Green game after bookmakers suspended betting after witnessing strange patterns.

The Football Association, England's football governing body, said it will investigate this weekend's Grays Athletic and Forest Green game after bookmakers suspended betting after witnessing strange patterns.

According to Sky Sports, William Hill and Blue Square both saw an unusual number of large bets for Grays to win at odds 22-1.

Graham Sharpe, a spokesperson for William Hill, said that the bookmaker didn't know that Blue Square had also suspended betting.

"…This not a freak occurrence," Mr. Sharpe was quoted by the Associated Press as saying.