Tennis World Rocked as 864 Illegal Bets Amounting to Thousands of Dollars Placed Within Days

The world of sports has seen a massive shift over the years. While the physical aspect has been consistent in sports, the mental aspect of the game has taken much more importance now. Teams now boast of strategic decision-makers known to influence games. Additionally, with the advancement of science and technology, new techniques have been developed to enhance players’ performances. Such a drastic shift has been evident across all sports, including tennis.

Further, taking the point of view of fans, they now want to be heavily involved in the matches. Not just only viewing the matches but also they want high engagement along with a good viewing experience. Technology like Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality has been an effort in this direction. Fans can also participate in sports games on their devices simultaneously while watching the matches. However, games involving monetary transactions have had unideal scenarios in the past. One such incident occurred recently.

Illegal tennis bets come to light in Massachusetts

It was found that DraftKings, a sports betting company, accepted a massive sum of nearly $8000 in illegal tennis bets in Massachusetts. The transactions involved as many as 864 illegal bets amounting to $7,867.

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The incident occurred during a period of 12 days and bets were placed on the Universal Tennis Ranking tour. The bets were deemed illegal as they can be placed on UTR events in other states, but not in Massachusetts. DraftKings further revealed details during an adjudicatory meeting with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC).

As the investigation took place, it later came to light how the entire incident had folded out. Zachary Mercer, who is a member of the MGC Investigation and Enforcement Bureau, revealed that DraftKings cited “miscommunication between the trading team and the trading compliance team” that led to illegal bets being accepted.

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While the players toil it out to make the sport exciting for fans, incidents like these can potentially downgrade the sport. Along with the agencies, it is the responsibility of the fans as well to make sure such incidents are avoided.