Thai tennis player gets 18-month ban for betting on matches

LONDON (AP) — A Thai tennis player has been banned 18 months and fined $5,000 for betting on the sport.

The sanction was announced Wednesday by the Tennis Integrity Unit.

The tennis body says Jatuporn Nalamphun admitted to betting on matches between July and November 2014.

It says Nalamphun "contested, but was found guilty of a further charge of failing to cooperate with a TIU Investigation."

The ATP website shows the 22-year-old Nalamphun has never been ranked and has career earnings of $682.


-- (c) Associated Press 2016-02-18

Wow! He has won a whopping $682 and fined $5000. I guess he thought he was playing Thai tennis.

With his earnings so low it's no wonder he bet on his own games.

Betting on match fixing?

His loss of earnings over the 18 month ban will cause him severe hardship, taking into account his career earnings so far !

"The tennis body says Jatuporn Nalamphun admitted to betting on matches between July and November 2014.

It says Nalamphun "contested, but was found guilty of a further charge of failing to cooperate with a TIU Investigation."

So he admitted the charge of betting to the TIU, but was found guilty of failing to cooperate with them.

Hmm, something's missing here...

The TIU are an absolute joke of an organisation that just bully insignificant small fry.

They obviously had bookmaker account records in his name but it sounds like he refused name others.

...desperation....didn't even know one could bet on tennis matches...

Edited February 18, 201610 yr by SOTIRIOS

total earnings of 682 dollars no wonder he bet on results .

...desperation....didn't even know one could bet on tennis matches...

You can bet on everything. I bet your wife have another boyfriend. What is the odds on that? Lol just joking..

Edited February 18, 201610 yr by sead

He could have won more career prize money playing Bridge.

Wow! He has won a whopping $682 and fined $5000. I guess he thought he was playing Thai tennis.

With his earnings so low it's no wonder he bet on his own games.

Apart from you, who said he was bettting on his own games?

"The tennis body says Jatuporn Nalamphun admitted to betting on matches between July and November 2014.

It says Nalamphun "contested, but was found guilty of a further charge of failing to cooperate with a TIU Investigation."

So he admitted the charge of betting to the TIU, but was found guilty of failing to cooperate with them.

Hmm, something's missing here...

Nothing's missing, he was found guilty of two charges, one of betting and the other of failing to cooperate with the TIU.

He may have only won 628 dollars but don't forget he is still a young man and has the chance to earn more.

We have 70 yr old online poker players on this forum who would have given their right arm to have earned that much in their lifetime.

"The tennis body says Jatuporn Nalamphun admitted to betting on matches between July and November 2014.

It says Nalamphun "contested, but was found guilty of a further charge of failing to cooperate with a TIU Investigation."

So he admitted the charge of betting to the TIU, but was found guilty of failing to cooperate with them.

Hmm, something's missing here...

He didn't admit to the charges. He contested them which means he fought them and my guess is he gave the TIU false information which led to the second charge

Edited February 19, 201610 yr by thesetat2013

Wow! He has won a whopping $682 and fined $5000. I guess he thought he was playing Thai tennis.

With his earnings so low it's no wonder he bet on his own games.

Apart from you, who said he was bettting on his own games?

An assumption on my part. However, with such a small winnings he should have been betting on his games with him as the loser

...desperation....didn't even know one could bet on tennis matches...

You can bet on everything. I bet your wife have another boyfriend. What is the odds on that? Lol just joking..

even money

Modern sport is a mess, match fixing in Tennis, Cricket and many other sports no doubt the Olympics and the Football world cup bidding process totally corrupt. Drug use rife in all codes at many levels.

Not very sporting any more.

"The tennis body says Jatuporn Nalamphun admitted to betting on matches between July and November 2014.

It says Nalamphun "contested, but was found guilty of a further charge of failing to cooperate with a TIU Investigation."

So he admitted the charge of betting to the TIU, but was found guilty of failing to cooperate with them.

Hmm, something's missing here...

Nothing's missing, he was found guilty of two charges, one of betting and the other of failing to cooperate with the TIU.

Could not disagree with you more.

If he pled guilty that is about as cooperative as you can get.

Why then was he found guilty of not cooperating? And in relation to what?

Can't be about his betting, he admitted that.

"The tennis body says Jatuporn Nalamphun admitted to betting on matches between July and November 2014.

It says Nalamphun "contested, but was found guilty of a further charge of failing to cooperate with a TIU Investigation."

So he admitted the charge of betting to the TIU, but was found guilty of failing to cooperate with them.

Hmm, something's missing here...

He didn't admit to the charges. He contested them which means he fought them and my guess is he gave the TIU false information which led to the second charge

The first line of my quote from the story says he did.