Spoert News: Joey Barton: Investigation into wagering claim about Rangers midfielder

Joey Barton is presently suspended by his club, Rangers
Assertions Rangers midfielder Joey Barton bet on matches are being examined, BBC Scotland has learned.
It takes after media reports proposing the 34-year-old set cash on the result of a Celtic match.

Scottish Football Association rules restrict players, mentors, club authorities and refs in Scotland from wagering on football anyplace on the planet.

The SFA says it can't remark on the matter.

Area 31 of the SFA's legal board convention's general disciplinary guidelines expresses that "No club, official, Team Official or other individual from Team Staff, player, match official or other individual under the purview of the Scottish FA might bet in any capacity on a football match."

On Monday, Barton was suspended by Rangers for three weeks in the wake of a preparation ground difference a week ago, setting his Ibrox future in uncertainty.

Betting in Scottish football

Sept 2013: Rangers midfielder Ian Black turned into the principal player in Scotland to be rebuffed for breaking betting principles, getting a 10-match boycott, seven of which were suspended until the end of the season. He was likewise fined £7,500. He was blamed for betting on 160 matches over a seven-year time frame while at Inverness CT, Hearts and Rangers, including wagering against his own particular group on three events. He didn't play in any of the matches concerned.

Feb 2014: Ayr United striker Michael Moffat was suspended for six recreations, later decreased on advance, for putting down seven wagers on six matches including his own group. He kept away from a fine but at the same time was discovered blameworthy of putting down an extra 150 wagers on different diversions. There was no confirmation to recommend Moffat has been included in match-altering or impacting comes about.

April 2015: The SFA was unsuccessful in engaging against what they saw as the "unduly tolerant" discipline given to Rangers goalkeeper Steve Simonsen for wagering on recreations. The 35-year-old was given a two-match boycott - one suspended until the end of the season - subsequent to being discovered blameworthy of wagering on 55 recreations. Simonsen wager on 18 matches in season 2013-14 and 37 the accompanying season. None of these installations included Rangers, and the previous England Under-21 worldwide guaranteed he had misjudged the SFA's tenets administering players' betting.

May 2015: Partick Thistle midfielder Steven Lawless was banned for six matches, four of which were suspended until the end of the accompanying season, for wagering on 513 matches between December 2012 and March 2015. Rebellious was not included in any of the matches.