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 The European Tour has instituted a policy banning players and caddies from placing wagers on golf tournaments. The policy which has long been in effect on the PGA Tour was quickly instituted following insider gambling charges among other European sports.
European director of tour operations David Garland told the Associated Press that the proliferation of gambling scandals across Europe and the fact that golf is one of the most popular wagering sports in Britain made it apparent that certain changes needed to be made. "We just feel that looking at other sports, and instances of gambling scandals in other sports over here, we didn't have a policy. It's been a little topical at the moment," he said.
Thomas Bjorn chairman of the tournament committee said that the biggest concern was that players would be provide inside information to high stakes wagerers. "I don't think the $20 bet is a problem,"
Bjorn said. "We've had big scandals in cricket, there's stuff going on in snooker. You have to protect yourself against the inside stuff."
The new policy does not ban players from playing other forms of gambling and in this writer's opinion such rules should go without saying. It is shame that the industry has now been forced to make such rules official; after all cheating is cheating no matter how you look at it.
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