IMG CEO bet on his company's athletes

[TheSportsPredictor]

And Roger Federer's name dragged into it as he is accused of providing inside info:

http://tennis.fanhouse.com/2010/10/19/as-img-betting-scandal-unfolds-tennis-cant-afford-to-look-away/

Great article by Greg Couch. I have a feeling no one will else will pick up the ball and run with it.

 

[qtlaw]

Is there any wonder that Davydenko is a top 5 player? Not saying its a fix for Nadal and Federer to be at the top but everything below them is suspect. This is stunning.

 

[hondo]

IMG's excuse: Forstmann didn't bet on RFed to lose, only to win.

Still betting .... Ask Pete Rose.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Oh, he bet on the NCAA Tournament, too. While his company was negotiating a marketing deal with the NCAA:

http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2010/11/16/ncaa-ultimate-hypocrite-in-forstmann-img-gambling-case/

 

[DanOregon]

I always smell something fishy when some heavy hitter "befriends" someone well below their socio-economic level and tries to help them. See Pete Rose, Roger Clemens et. al.
Forstmann should just retire and enjoy his multi-million dollar golden parachute.

 

[NoOneLikesUs]

He could have been betting on Federer to win, but were there conditions to those bets as in how many sets or games a match would last and so forth? Federer could have supplied some valuable information if those were the stakes. Hell, he could have even threw a set or two to make it work.