Controversial Rangers midfielder Joey Barton has been charged with placing 44 bets on football matches by the Scottish Football Association.
The Scottish FA has a no-betting policy on games and Barton could face a ban from playing if found guilty.
He has until 12 October to respond to the notice of complaint, with a hearing set for 27 October.
The alleged bets took place between 1 July and 15 September.
It emerged last month that Barton was under investigation by the SFA and Gambling Commission after it was claimed he had bet on Celtic to lose heavily to Barcelona in the Champions League.
The SFA statement reveals the allegations against the 34-year-old run far deeper.
Barton, who joined Rangers in May, is already serving a ban from the club after a training ground altercation following a 5-1 defeat to Celtic.
He was initially banished from the club for five days - extended for a further three weeks after talks with manager Mark Warburton and board members failed to resolve the situation.
The club has told him not to talk to the media after he angered Warburton by calling the ban "strange" in a radio interview.
It is understood the altercation was not the first time he has argued with his teammates.
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