uttoxram75 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 The FA has imposed tough new rules to stop Premier League stars gambling on football. All players and club staff including part-timers have been banned from betting on a huge range of matches. The rules – which also affect teams in the Championship, League 1 and League 2 – are aimed at making sure the game in England is not hit by the type of betting and match-fixing scandals that have tainted other countries and rival sports such as cricket. Footballers and officials have been stopped from gambling on any league match, even if their team is not involved. And they can’t bet on a game in a cup competition their club has been entered in, even if they have been knocked out. They can’t even have football bets with friends. There is also a gambling ban on football topics such as which teams will be relegated and who will become the next manager of a club. In the introduction to its new betting guide, the FA says the rules are to ensure players always have “a clear motivation to win the game, without any conflicting objectives”. It adds: “It is vital for football to protect, and be seen to protect, the integrity and reputation of the game.” Manchester United’s human resources chief has written to all staff, warning: “With immediate effect there is now a strict prohibition on betting on any match in any competition in which we will, are or have played in this season or future seasons.” It adds that any breach of the rules could result in disciplinary action. This month 80 Zimbabwean footballers were suspended due to alleged involvement in match-fixing betting scams. In Turkey nearly 100 people are on trial accused of match-fixing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boz_DCFC Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Good move. Players don't need to bet on football to try and win money when they're on **** loads anyway. Club staff? So the 88 year old tea lady for Man United can't even have a cheeky quid on Utd to win? Booo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Pointless rule, take this grand mate and whack it on United to win as I can't bet cos of the stoopid FA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JW- Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Not sure if this will pay off, but it's worth the gamble i suppose... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 Not sure if this will pay off, but it's worth the gamble i suppose... Try and start a sensible discussion and you get infantile puns. It was odds on that would happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Can't see Man Cities 'black 28' agreeing to this, likes a bet doesn't he 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/happy' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='^_^' /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamOfKansas Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 This is just now a thing? Pretty sure it's been against the rules forever in America. Doesn't stop the fixing matches part though. The NBA showed it's colors a few years ago with the ref that was part of it. Just so happened he ref'd a vital playoff match between the Lakers and Kings. Some vital calls in the later games of that series changed the outcome greatly. More than likely the NBA fixed it for the Lakers to win because they draw much higher TV ratings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 ROK - aren't the gambling laws in the States much stricter than they are over here, in terms of online gambling? In answer to this topic though, Daveo is right. It's flawed when he could get a mate to do it for him, it can't be policed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamOfKansas Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Yeah most definitely I couldn't tell you the exact difference but there definitely is. I mean you can get the odds and the line on a game over here in the newspapers, but I've noticed tons of promotions and tie-ins with betting services across the pond. Something like that would definitely be a no-no for American sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 We should have stricter laws over here - you can even gamble in-game on who's gonna take the next corner ffs. It's madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamOfKansas Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 My mind=blown...I'm sure there is a way you could in America, but it's quite frowned upon. Plus, you'd have to deal with illegal "bookies" and that's a good way to get your kneecaps smashed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 It's the way it's marketed over here - it's way over the top but yet not much is ever done about when it becomes a problem, which for many it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamOfKansas Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 See in Kansas we just started having State-run Casinos. A good portion of the revenue goes back into gambling addiction help programs, this is true for most states whether they have public or private sector casinos/lotteries. Gambling(particularly sports gambling)can quickly run very, very out of control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p.shilton Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Ridiculous rule- not going to make one bit of difference- do they think that players are throwing matches because they themselves have money riding on it? I am sure that's the way it works- not shady blokes approaching players with a briefcase full of money to fix the match at all! Imagine if Bruce [size=3]Grobbelaar was convicted of match fixing- it wouldn't have been because he was winning money from Paddy Power![/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 sort yer font out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexxxxx Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 if you work for any football club you're banned, not just the players.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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