Jontay Porter - Toronto Raptors - Banned For Life

[waldedw]

Get's a life time ban from the NBA for illegal betting on NBA games, another entitled athlete falls for game fixing ........... more to follow, the lure of quick big money claims another victim.

[Sundancefisher]

With the likes of Gretzky peddling online sports betting so hard… one has to believe there is lots of illegal activity around sports gambling.

The stupid athletes bet themselves. The smart ones have proxies betting for them.

A key player can let up, miss a few goals, take bad penalties, do a myriad of things to sway the odds to lose.

Sports as we know it are already suspect with reffing and lackadaisical effort.

[skain11]

This guy has made over $2m playing and yet will risk it to win $20K? of course he could also be accepting side money to influence the game. As much as I detest all the in your face ads , and I do particapte now and then, it was because of the regulations and over sight on the legal gambling that this guy got caught. It was the bookmakers that alerted the NBA of the possible shennanigans. Makes you wonder how much of this has gone on in the past.

[Dubz337]

Originally Posted by skain11

This guy has made over $2m playing and yet will risk it to win $20K? of course he could also be accepting side money to influence the game. As much as I detest all the in your face ads , and I do particapte now and then, it was because of the regulations and over sight on the legal gambling that this guy got caught. It was the bookmakers that alerted the NBA of the possible shennanigans. Makes you wonder how much of this has gone on in the past.

Wasnt it a half million bet that got flagged though? Like the suspicions started when a bet was placed about how many minutes a bench player would be getting, and then he pulled himself from the game.

[skain11]

You are correct however that larger bet was made by his associates who he tipped off he was hurt. That person then made a prop bet that he would be under a certain point total in a game ( I think it was 7.5) and of course he was under after he pulled himself from the game early saying he was hurt. That was the activity that the bookmakers told the league smelled bad. The $20k I referred to was the profit from his own wagers on other games including his team when he was not playing that the league uncovered in it's investigation. The gambling sites never like to lose especially when the fix is in.

[Drewski Canuck]

Besides Shoeless Joe Jackson, the whole team was in on it.

So why is anyone acting suprised now?

Coaches can decide a line change at a bad time, or putting in players who hate each other, or any manner of decisions to throw a game. No one will ever know about it.

Then there are the players working together....

Drewski

[Sundancefisher]

Imagine how much money can be made when a top NHL teams plays a bottom hugger and the top team plays lame and loses.

[Sleddawg]

You can be guilty of sexual assault, beat your wife or kids but for the love of god DO NOT BET.

[Bushrat]

Originally Posted by Sundancefisher

With the likes of Gretzky peddling online sports betting so hard… one has to believe there is lots of illegal activity around sports gambling.

My opinion of Gretzky's character dropped when he started that crap. What happened to being a role model hockey hero for a whole generation of young fans back in his heyday. I doubt he really needs the money.

[Au revoir, Gopher]

Originally Posted by skain11

You are correct however that larger bet was made by his associates who he tipped off he was hurt. That person then made a prop bet that he would be under a certain point total in a game ( I think it was 7.5) and of course he was under after he pulled himself from the game early saying he was hurt. That was the activity that the bookmakers told the league smelled bad. The $20k I referred to was the profit from his own wagers on other games including his team when he was not playing that the league uncovered in it's investigation. The gambling sites never like to lose especially when the fix is in.

You do have to wonder why he would tip him off... paying off a debt???? Pure speculation, but...

ARG