Florida Sports Bettor Loses Nearly $100K In Scam From Illegal Bookie
A Florida man is out nearly six figures from a betting scam. An underground bookie ran off with his money after he bet on March Madness.
J.R. Duren has covered the gambling beats for more than a dozen states for Catena Media since 2015. His past reporting experience includes two years at the Villages Daily Sun, and he is a first-place winner at the Florida Press Club Excellence in Journalism Contest.
A Florida man is out nearly six figures from a betting scam. An underground bookie ran off with his money after he bet on March Madness.
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