Wimbledon Investigates: 2

All of the red flags went up for the administrators at the Betfair online casino on the days before the first round match at Wimbledon. The unusually high number of wagers placed on the Austrian player, Jugen Melzer, to win this first round match raised very high suspicions of foul play. Online casinos are no stranger to foul play like this and Betfair has spoken up to the Wimbledon officials and gotten an investigation to take place on this curious matter. The people who are investigating this case are the Integrity Unit of the International Tennis Federation. These are the people who are experts on the issues and the agreements that have been made by the European Sports and Leagues and online casinos and internet gambling website.

The spokesperson for Betfair, the online casino that reported the foul behavior, Mark Davies has his own theories on why there was such a huge spike in the betting pool for this first round tennis match. His theory is not necessarily blaming anyone for foul play, but it goes in line with a comment that was made by one of the announcers of the television station. That particular reporter mentioned the American player, Odesnik was injured. There has not yet been any evidence found that proves that any rigging of the event took place. So as far as all of the internet gamblers are concerned, they were just smart for listening. This does not help online casinos in the slightest, but at least it explains the whole Wimbledon ordeal.

The hope for the online casino industry is to bring the government together with online casinos and help more successfully be able to regulate it. That way investigations like this could be avoided, or at least there would be some sort of protocol and it would be done in a rapid manner because the government is involved. The issue of online casinos and their legalities will continue to plague the industry and the people who want to play it. This time, the players came out on top. The players who were smart enough to take an injury tip and turn it into a quick profit at Betfair.