Announcer makes fans hundreds of thousands of dollars

[Snoogans]

WHY THE FUCK COULDNT I BE WATCHING THIS GODDAMN BROADCAST:

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon09/news/story?id=4282975

WIMBLEDON, England -- Wagering on a Wimbledon match soared after a TV commentator pointed out one of the players is injured, an online bookmaker said Wednesday.

The British bookmaker, Betfair, alerted tennis corruption investigators about the unusual betting patterns for the first-round match Tuesday between 109th-ranked Wayne Odesnik of the United States and 30th-ranked Jurgen Melzer of Austria, but does not suspect any wrongdoing, spokesman Mark Davies said.

Davies said Betfair received more than six times as many wagers as it would normally receive for such a match. Melzer's odds "shortened significantly," Davies said, after a TV announcer noted shortly before the match that Odesnik has a thigh injury. Melzer won 6-1, 6-4, 6-2.

Betfair received about $980,000 in wagers on the match, Davies said; the average for a first-round match at Wimbledon is less than $163,000.

[cougarjake13]

damn that sucks



i coulda used the money

[Snoogans]

Seriously, im gonna start watching every pregame show for tennis that I can. Apparently I dont have to know shit to CLEAN UP

[cougarjake13]

Seriously, im gonna start watching every pregame show for tennis that I can. Apparently I dont have to know shit to CLEAN UP

with nadal out, federor should be a lock for his 15th grand slam major

[Snoogans]

with nadal out, federor should be a lock for his 15th grand slam major

Watch out for Andy Murray. He has been lookin great and Federer might be too high after finally winnin at Roland Garros


Look at me soundin like Chris Russo

[cougarjake13]

Watch out for Andy Murray. He has been lookin great and Federer might be too high after finally winnin at Roland Garros


Look at me soundin like Chris Russo





heeeeeyyyyyyy miiiiiikkkkkeeeyyy

[lleeder]

Look for Stanislas Wawrinka to have an impact year.

[Snoogans]

Look for Stanislas Wawrinka to have an impact year.

My favorite bit

[lleeder]

Write this down. Fabrice Santoro will be comeback player of the year.

[Snoogans]

Write this down. Fabrice Santoro will be comeback player of the year.

hey wait, I have actually heard of him. Maybe thats cause Ive been betting Tennis on centsports

[lleeder]

Martin Miguel Vassallo Arguello will turn some heads on the clay.

[lleeder]

Sure Marc Gicquel has slipped some spots in the standings. Ok, ok, he's slipped 19 spots but I bet with some hard work he can get back into the top 50 again.

[cougarjake13]

Write this down. Fabrice Santoro will be comeback player of the year.



his sister will be missed on raw

[Snoogans]

his sister will be missed on raw

His brother Nicky is in the black book in Vegas

[lleeder]

My neighbor is Dirk Hordorff. He told me he's got this kid Yen-Hsun Lu that really has a shot at the Davis Cup.

[Snoogans]

My neighbor is Dirk Hordorff. He told me he's got this kid Yen-Hsun Lu that really has a shot at the Davis Cup.

I thought your neighbor was Chez Ravie

[Snoogans]

This Roddick Murray match is pretty good. I know its tape delay but

[disneyspy]

This Roddick Murray match is pretty good. I know its tape delay but

didnt realize it was on,thanks

[disneyspy]

brooklyn sure isnt ugly

[Snoogans]

is it weird that I keep checkin ESPN to see what the status is even thought im watching it on tape delay? I know what is happening live right now

[disneyspy]

yes,except im listenin to a replay that i heard last week so who am i to say

[ChrisTheCop]

Why the fuss?
Was this secret info that the announcer had that no one else knew? (spy report)
Or were people just suddenly inclined to bet after hearing it?

The title makes it seem like he was in on it,
'it' being something illegal.
but in reality, he just did his job, no?

Moral of the story--if youre gonna gamble, know who youre gambling on.

Or am I missing something?

[Snoogans]

Why the fuss?
Was this secret info that the announcer had that no one else knew? (spy report)
Or were people just suddenly inclined to bet after hearing it?

The title makes it seem like he was in on it,
but in reality, he just did his job, no?

Moral of the story--if youre gonna gamble, know who youre gambling on.

Or am I missing something?

It was a match of like number 30 vs number 90, so the line was high. Before the match, the announcer said the guy ranked like 90ith was playin injured. It caused people to drop a ton on a line they woulda otherwise not risked cause it wouldnt pay well

[sailor]

Why the fuss?
Was this secret info that the announcer had that no one else knew? (spy report)
Or were people just suddenly inclined to bet after hearing it?

The title makes it seem like he was in on it,
but in reality, he just did his job, no?

Moral of the story--if youre gonna gamble, know who youre gambling on.

Or am I missing something?

yeah, it's a non-issue. like if they announce a qb isn't going to start an hour before the game.

[Snoogans]

yeah, it's a non-issue. like if they announce a qb isn't going to start an hour before the game.

the point of me posting in this thread was to say the roddick match is good. this story is like 3 weeks old now

[sailor]

the point of me posting in this thread was to say the roddick match is good. this story is like 3 weeks old now

well aware. just responding to the man.

[Snoogans]

well aware. just responding to the man.

rat

[disneyspy]

i was just glad that chris the cop knew what a real spy report was

IF ITS ON CNN ITS NOT A SPY REPORT,QUIT BEIN PUSSIES AND CALLIN IN THAT SHIT!!!

[sailor]

rat

he keeps me hooked up.

[ChrisTheCop]

...still looking for ANY mention of Roddick. lol.

[Snoogans]

...still looking for ANY mention of Roddick. lol.

I dont wanna ruin it cause its on tape delay on NBC right now

[Snoogans]

Roddick played really well today. he added alot of shots he never used to have. Should be fun to see him in the final