I am not surprised that the gambling issues are happening in every league these days. When the leagues allow gambling on their sport, when they advertise it 20 times per game on their broadcasts and have gambling sites advertising in their facilities I don't know what they expected.
Casinos and online gambling don't do it because it is fun, they supply the outlets for gambling so they can pocket billions of dollars. When you throw young people into that environment they are going to partake of what their teams have let into the room.
When gamblers find somebody to give them inside info, Marek in this case if it is proven, was more than likely offered a sum for info that he thought was harmless. The gamblers usually get to people who see the gambling around them and figure "why shouldn't I get my share, everyone else is profiting".
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