Ohio Golf Journal May 2018

THE "ILLIONS OF DOLLARS 'AMBLING ON GOLF WILL NOT BEANYTHINGNEAR THEVOLUME WAGERED ON FOOTBALL )N ,AS 6EGAS WALK INTO ANY SPORTS BOOK AND YOU CAN PLACE A BET ON A VARIETY OF SPORTING EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD 7HY NOT 'OLF 4HE BEST PLAYERS WILL STILL TRY TO WIN THE TROPHY AND THE REST OF THE ÚELDS WILL STILL STRUGGLE TO MAKE THE CUT 4HERE HAS BEEN LEGALIZED GAMBLING ON GOLF IN %UROPE FOR YEARS AND THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS -ATTER OF FACT IT IS A BIT OF A LARK FOR THE PLAYERS that compete in the Open #HAMPIONSHIP OR PLAY ON THE %UROPEAN 4OUR TO PUT down a wager or two, WHEN THEY ARE OVER THERE 3PEAKING ON "ACK 2EPORT 2YAN "ALLENGEE WHO FOLLOWS GOLF ODDS AND FANTASY GOLF AT HIS WEBSITE 'OLF.EWS.ET COM SAID “Sports in general, as well as, golf are currently being bet on illegally. Passage of the law would allow for more control and prevent problems from arising. Sports betting in Europe HAS EXPERIENCED VERY FEW instances of impropriety.” 4HE 0'! 4OUR IS ANTICIPATING A FAVORABLE RULING FROM THE COURT AND has been preparing the PLAYERS AS WELL AS THE AFFECT NEW GAMBLING RULES WOULD HAVE ON THE TOUR 'ENIUS 3PORTS A GLOBAL LEADER IN SPORTS INTEGRITY SERVICES WAS HIRED BY THE tour to provide monitoring SYSTEMS AND TRACK REAL TIME BETTING ACTIVITY TO IDENTIFY SUSPICIOUS PATTERNS OCCURRING IN GLOBAL BETTING markets. 4HE 0'! 4OUR INTEGRITY PROGRAM WAS INSTITUTED FOR AND WAS EXPLAINED BY #OMMISSIONER *AY -ONOHAN “To maintain integrity and prevent and mitigate betting-related corruption O h i o G o lf J ou rn a l