Match fixing

flamingowings · All-time great

Match fixing

flamingowings · All-time great

Guess this goes here as well:

Adam_Addicott@tennisbanter

#BREAKING world No.16 doubles player Robert Farah has been suspended for three months after 'facilitating betting by promoting a gambling website on social media

indiana · Tennis legend

flamingowings wrote:
Guess this goes here as well:

Adam_Addicott@tennisbanter

#BREAKING world No.16 doubles player Robert Farah has been suspended for three months after 'facilitating betting by promoting a gambling website on social media

Really ??

I can think of rather worse 'crimes' in a game that hardly divorces itself from betting.

But maybe in the small print of heinous crimes.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

That is ridiculous the Farah thing. There is nothing illegal in what he has done, I hope he appeals that. Absolute nonsense.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Liked David Law's tweet:

"The ITF and several tournaments have been given a three-month suspended sentence for promoting betting websites in the recent past ...

No they havent. But doubles player Robert Farah has."

Etienne · Club Coach

If the sentence is suspended (as David Law suggests) then that is less outrageous.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Just to repeat the announcement that three Thai umpires have been banned for life:

"Three umpires have been suspended for life after being found guilty of match-fixing and betting offences at a series of ITF Futures tournaments in Thailand last year.

Anucha Tongplew, Apisit Promchai and Chitchai Srililai, all Thai nationals, are not allowed to officiate or attend any professional tennis tournaments ever again after gambling on matches and manipulating the entry of scores into the official system for betting-related purposes and personal profit."

TomTraubert · Futures level

see another cuple been banned for match fixing

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/45870500

Ukrainian twins Gleb and Vadim Alekseenko have been banned from tennis for life and each fined $250,000 (£190,018) for match fixing. The pair were found guilty of multiple match-fixing offences at a number of ITF Futures tournaments between June 2015 and January 2016.

at least they keep catching some of em

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Further news about the two Italians:

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/46296159

JonH · All-time great

To what extent can the large fines actually be enforced? Both players are effectively retired and too old; these aren't criminal charges so can they actually gather such large fines eg enforce through civil means such as a debtor might be chased through court and perhaps bankruptcy proceedings if they don't pay?

EddietheEagle · County player

Interesting point you raise. Strictly speaking, these fines are enforceable, particularly where they are designed to protect the reputation of the organisation. In this particular case, it will certainly test the mettle of the body responsible for collecting the fines, presumably the ITF if the TIU ultimately comes under its remit.