Australian Open: How betting scammers targeted Melbourne's grand slam

By Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker
Updated January 29 2017 - 1:14am, first published 12:15am
Border Force Commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg says criminals target major sporting events to undertake illegal betting practices. Photo: Rohan Thomson
Border Force Commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg says criminals target major sporting events to undertake illegal betting practices. Photo: Rohan Thomson
Devices seized from Estonian nationals. Photo: Australian Border Force
Devices seized from Estonian nationals. Photo: Australian Border Force
Australian Open boys champion from 2016, Oliver Anderson, faces charges of match fixing offences. Photo: Pat Scala
Australian Open boys champion from 2016, Oliver Anderson, faces charges of match fixing offences. Photo: Pat Scala

On January 17, as Novak Djokovic battled Fernando Verdasco on Rod Laver Arena, two men in their late 30s, travelling on Estonian passports, were pulled aside by Australian Border Force officials at Melbourne Airport's bustling international arrivals terminal.

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