Professional tennis braces for possible gambling scandal (The Wichita Eagle)
Underlining the importance of protecting tennis' "appeal and integrity," the head of the men's professional tour promised Saturday to use "all means available" for an investigation into suspicious betting on a match involving No. 4-ranked Nikolay Davydenko. Etienne de Villiers, the ATP's executive chairman, said in an e-mail that "independent, external resources" would be used to look into why ......more...Tour to Investigate Suspicious Betting on Match (New York Times)
Suspicions were raised when an online gambling company received $7 million in wagers on a match, about 10 times the usual amount....more... Sports briefly (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
TENNIS ATP promises probe of big bet Underlining the importance of protecting tennis' "appeal and integrity," Etienne de Villiers, the head of the men's professional tour, promised Saturday to use "all means available" for an investigation into suspicious betting on a match involving No. 4-ranked Nikolay Davydenko. De Villiers, the ATP's executive chairman, told the Associated Press that ......more... Page 2: Gambling made scandals possible (San Antonio Express-News)
The last people who should be shocked by two of sports' big-time scandals these days are those who gamble on sporting events. After all, where would Tim Donaghy and Michael Vick be today without you?...more... Popular business directory searches (The Weatherford Democrat)
JACKPOT, Nevada (AP) ? You won?t see the ??Ocean?s Thirteen?? guys hanging around Cactus Pete?s. This is about as far from the Las Vegas Strip as you can get and still be gambling in Nevada....more... Was it the worst sports month ever? (San Jose Mercury News)
It seemed like every day produced a fresh scandal - dog fighting, gambling or doping - that sent shock waves through the athletic world....more... Bad sports (Reno Gazette-Journal)
"I always turn to the sports pages first," Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren admitted to Sports Illustrated in 1968, because the sports pages record "people's accomplishments; the front page nothing but man's failures."...more... Gambling in Second Life? Don't Bet on It (LinuxInsider.com)
Linden Lab, the creator of the massive Second Life online virtual world, is facing heat from its customers after this week's decision to ban gambling from the pseudo-reality realm. The comments filed by members on the Second Life blog, where the gambling ban was announced, range from concerned to mad-as-hell. Despite the mostly negative reaction, Linden Lab appears to be sticking with its ......more... ATP head promises betting investigation (Sports Illustrated)
Underlining the importance of protecting tennis' "appeal and integrity," the head of the men's professional tour promised Saturday to use "all means available" for an investigation into suspicious betting on a match involving No. 4-ranked Nikolay Davydenko....more... |