Matches from the Premier Division in Bermuda have been made available for betting on the website of the world’s leading bookmaker.

Bet365 has recently made one match per week available among its millions of betting opportunities, with the game between Paget Lions and Dandy Town the latest to feature on its website last weekend.

The matches selected appear to coincide with games broadcast live from Bermuda on the Fifa+ website, a platform designed to highlight some of football’s smaller international jurisdictions in Africa and the Caribbean, with matches available to watch for free.

Sixteen Bermuda matches this season have been available to watch on Fifa+, with all teams except champions PHC featured at least once.

Betting is a hot topic, especially in the US, after the Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992, the federal statute that had restricted legal betting to primarily Nevada for 26 years.

In the past two years alone, dozens of professional and collegiate athletes and coaches have been suspended or fired for gambling violations, and at least one has pleaded guilty to obstruction charges related to a college baseball betting scandal.

Last year suspicious betting investigations were launched into Temple men’s basketball and on bets involving Toronto Raptors reserve centre Jontay Porter, who was subsequently banned for life after he admitted passing on confidential information to bettors.

Article 51 of the Bermuda Football Association’s disciplinary code, which is available to read on its website, outlines the punishment for anybody involved in manipulating match results.

“Anyone who conspires to influence the result of a match in a manner incompatible with sporting ethics will be sanctioned with a minimum of a three-match suspension and a minimum fine of $150,” it reads.

“The Disciplinary Committee will also pronounce a ban on taking part in any football-related activity and in serious cases this sanction will apply for life.”