Teenage Darts Sensation Hit With Suspension Over Suspicious Betting Activity

Teen darts player Leighton Bennett is beneath suspension over allegations of suspicious having a wager utter provocative about a of his games. [Image: Shutterstock.com]

A genuine darts player is beneath suspension after suspicious having a wager utter surrounding four of his matches came to light. The Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) announced that Leighton Bennett can no longer play in any tournaments it sanctions till a listening to takes articulate following a joint investigation with the UK Playing Commission’s Sports Making a wager Intelligence Unit.

raised the terror about games all over which the then-16-year-aged played in the MODUS Noteworthy Series

The Global Making a wager Integrity Association (IBIA) first raised the terror about games all over which the then-16-year-aged played in the MODUS Noteworthy Series in September 2023. He competed in opposition to three opponents all around the two-day length in quiz – Mindaugas Barauskas, Ryan Harrington, and Benjamin Drue-Reeves. Footage is doing the rounds on social media of these sort of games:

Bennett has impressed since first breaking onto the scene in 2019 when he beat legendary darts player Phil Taylor as a 13-year-aged. The Lincoln native secured his PDC Tour card this year and had fellow teen sensation Luke Littler in his sights, announcing he would rival the Premier League Darts champion going forward.

He’s no longer essentially the most efficient player caught up on this investigation, as Billy Warriner is also beneath suspension for the same causes. They both maintain the strategy to enchantment of their respective circumstances.