Cheating at gambling offences and laws in NSW

In Victoria, four people, including an AFL umpire, have been arrested over suspicious betting activity connected to the AFL's 2022 Brownlow Medal votes.

The AFL's Brownlow Medal is a medal provided to the 'best and fairest' player during the season, with the winner based upon votes cast by the three officiating field umpires after each game.

The umpires pick the three best player performances from the game, recording 3, 2, 1 on the game's official vote card.

Bets can be placed on what player would be provided with the 'votes' each round.

Victoria Police will allege that a person with knowledge of the voting tally of some matches provided that information to others, who then placed bets in accordance with this knowledge.