By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Throughout his taking part in days, James Blake earned a repute as one among tennis’ prime sportsmen.
At the moment, Blake was fined $56,250 for breaching tennis’ betting sponsorship guidelines.
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The Worldwide Tennis Integrity Company “accepted that [Blake’s] violation was unintentional” and fined Blake $56,250 with an additional suspended wonderful of $131,250 and a suspended ban of 18 months.
Former world No. 4 Blake started his ban on February 9, 2024 and won’t face the extra wonderful or suspension supplied he doesn’t violate the principles through the subsequent 18 months.
As a event director, Blake is taken into account a “lined particular person”, who should adjust to the game’s guidelines round relationships with betting operators.
The TACP guidelines state that: “No Lined Particular person shall straight or not directly, facilitate, encourage and/or promote Tennis Betting (‘Facilitation’).”
Learn the total ITIA announcement of Blake’s wonderful and suspension right here.
Yonkers, N.Y. native Blake is the third former member of the U.S. Davis Cup squad to get hit with a five-figure wonderful for betting promotion.
Again in 2022, former U.S. Davis Cup captain Mardy Fish and coach Bob Bryan had been every fined $10,000 and issued suspended bans of 4 months after admitting the promotion of a gaming operator on social media.
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