Several professional football players are involved in an illegal gambling business. AZ player Jordy Clasie transferred large sums to the company’s account and former FC Volendam footballer Aaron Meijers bought shares, it reports. General Newspaper†
The players were involved in the now defunct gambling company Edobet. In recent years, the police and the judiciary became aware of the company, because they linked it to a criminal organization.
Research by the AD shows that the involvement of a number of professional football players is greater than previously thought. Besides Clasie and Meijers, Tom Beugelsdijk (Sparta Rotterdam) was also involved and ex-Ajacied Ricardo Kishna (ADO Den Haag) was approached to invest money. Meijers is said to have transferred an amount of 20,000 euros for the shares. He later transferred 56,000 euros to a bank account linked to Edobet.
Engagement Clasie
AZ player Jordy Clasie was banned because of involvement suspended last season† In 2019 Clasie made two notable banking transactions. He transferred a total of 30,000 euros to the account of the owner of Edobet. It is unclear whether he gambled on the website.
The company Edobet was founded in 2017. The website allowed betting on sports matches and there was an online casino. The site worked from Curaçao. At that time, the website circumvented the Dutch rules regarding online gambling. Since April 2021, it is possible to obtain a license via the new Gambling Act. Before that time, the Dutch played through illegal foreign providers, such as Edobet.