Briton Detained at Singapore WTA Finals for Illegal Betting
This time even in tennis, the negative aspect of illegal sports betting may have hit Singapore again. A Briton got detained for involvement in illegitimate betting for the duration of BNP Paribas Women’s Tennis Association Finals Singapore. It was presented by SC Global at Singapore Indoor Stadium.
A spokesperson of British High Commission at Singapore verified it as a response to TNP’s queries. The confirmation was about the arrest of the man & they have approached the man with consular aid. The police also came out with the fact that a report was lodged in this regard. The Briton is supposed to have been under arrest in time of the evening session of the event.
On the night of the arrest being made, Garbine Muguruza defeated Angelique Kerber 6-4, 6-4 in a singles group match & Martina Hingis joined Sania Mirza to thrash Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka 6-3, 6-4.
The leading Singapore news agencies came to know that a Russian man was being interrogated by the representatives of WTA and the Singapore Sports Hub which took the responsibilities of organizing the sports events at the indoor stadium. Maria Sharapova also did his best to beat Simona Halep in the singles group match prior to that night before Muguruza and Carla Suarez Navarro beat Caroline Garcia and Katarina Srebotnik 7-5, 6-2 in a doubles opening tie.
Mr Jose Raymond, the senior director of corporate communications and stakeholder management at the Sports Hub responded to media queries by saying that Singapore Sports Hub has the benefit of a close working correlation with the Singapore Police Force. He even reiterated that they would support & put forward assistance in any ongoing investigation. The WTA, however, did not make any attempt to respond to TNP’s queries.
Match fixing looms to be extensive in the arena of sports universally. Whether it is football or tennis, any form of sports has not out of danger. Prominent Italian players like Daniele Bracciali and Potito Starace got banned for life for the charges of match fixing. It also happened that got freed from all charges and Bracciali’s term of ban was minimized to a year.
In time of the availabilities of live scores through official channels and providers in tennis tournaments, the updates may take time to appear as the umpire, updating the score makes it certain that right player obtains the point. Furthermore, there is a pause between the real action on court and live television relay-punter may be capable of beating bookmakers’ systems. The possibility would be there if they are competent to offer bets prior to the odds are in sync. The Remote Gambling Act, which come into consequence on the 2nd of February, prohibit bars all sorts of isolated gambling activities in Singapore except they are let off.
