Archive: gambling
Gambling on tennis has become a huge industry with betting houses propping up all over the place.
Not that long ago there was a bookmaker’s tent situated on the grounds of Melbourne Park and the on-line betting website Tab Sportsbet was one of the minor sponsors of the Australian Open. But the hard line against gambling in tennis took more force as a British man accused of secretly transmitting scores from courtside...
The tours continue to confront the problems of fans using mobile devices from the stands to affect betting outcomes. At the Auckland tournament, two fans were ejected for suspicion of transmitting “inside” information.