"Otherwise I could pay a few million to a bank account in the Caymans or Switzerland for a ref to throw a game to my country's team, and no one would ever be able to prove anything."
Why involve a third party? With the advent of online gambling, a ref could finance his own winnings. This is a pretty big issue with basketball since a few select fouls could change a game outcome easily. The favored team could still win, just not cover. No one would know. If you pay attention, the NBA and NCAA squash any rumors of officiating and gambling quickly. It is a taboo subject. Guess they don't want to scare the gamblers. It would be harder in soccer, but when you see a call that is so bad it stinks to high heaven, you can't help but wonder. J === The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants. - Albert Camus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:322065 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
