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pie-en-argent t1_jec6vhn wrote

Reply to Tennis umpire handed lifetime ban for manipulating scoring by PrincessBananas85

It sounds like what was happening was not a matter of changing the outcome of matches. That would have drawn immediate complaints from the player(s) being disadvantaged if he had recorded points for the wrong player.

What he was probably doing was to delay the recording of some scores in the electronic system, so that his paymasters could bet on the result after it happened but before the bookies knew. In horse racing, this is called past-posting (wagering after post time).

This is not confirmed.

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TheForeverKing t1_jec6rov wrote

Reply to comment by nervouspencil in Tennis umpire handed lifetime ban for manipulating scoring by PrincessBananas85

That's true, but points in general are worth way less in a tennis match because there are so many. The ump can't manipulate too many or it'll be noticable, nor can he really do it on the very few truly vital points withouw drawing major objection and attention. Best he can do is do it at opportune times and hope it takes one of the players out of their flow. It must be very hard to make it work in any serious way

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superbomb122 t1_jec1xsu wrote

Reply to comment by Attygalle in Breaking: Premier League clubs agree new rules that can see owners/directors disqualified for “human rights abuses, based on Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020” by dragon8811

We are absolutely active is sportswashing lol. We use it to shove the military down the throats of millions so they forget about the war crimes.

However, it's weird that so many people are bringing up the US when the Premier League has so much bigger issues than the few American owners

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