"The Notts County defender was given a suspended three-month ban in October after pleading guilty to placing 354 bets on matches between 25 February 2020 and 4 December 2022. None of the bets Macari made came during his time with League Two side Notts, with the wagers placed when he was on the books at Stoke City and during a loan spell with Dundalk in the League of Ireland."
"'It's something I fell into when I was young,' Macari told BBC Radio Nottingham. The Scottish defender, who is the grandson of former Manchester United midfielder and ex-Stoke City boss Lou Macari, said 'joining in with mates' not involved in football felt 'socially acceptable' when he began placing bets when he turned 18."
"The independent regulatory commission that investigated Macari stated in its written reasons that he 'demonstrated a level of wilful ignorance as to the FA betting rules'. 'I look back and realise that I was a little bit stupid at the time,' Macari said. The catalogue of breaches - and what Macari calls 'loads and loads of mistakes' - happened when he was aged between 18 and 20."
Lewis Macari pleaded guilty to placing 354 bets on matches between 25 February 2020 and 4 December 2022 and received a suspended three-month ban. The bets were placed while he was on Stoke City's books and during a loan at Dundalk, not while at Notts County. The breaches occurred when he was aged 18 to 20. Macari said he "fell into" betting, described joining friends as making it feel socially acceptable, and called his actions "a little bit stupid." An independent commission found he "demonstrated a level of wilful ignorance as to the FA betting rules."
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