Gretzky knew about gambling ring: report

[RamboLiberal]

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2006-02-09T201438Z_01_N09341306_RTRUKOC_0_US-CRIME-GAMBLING-HOCKEY.xml&rpc=22

Wayne Gretzky knew about a betting ring at the center of an unfolding National Hockey League scandal, the New Jersey Star Ledger reported on Thursday, citing law enforcement sources.

Gretzky, whose wife, actress Janet Jones, has been implicated as a heavy bettor with the ring, has denied any involvement with the gambling operation.

The newspaper said secretly recorded phone calls revealed that Gretzky, a hockey hall of famer, knew about the ring. It said investigators were looking into whether he placed any wagers through Jones, who is believed to have bet $500,000 on games during the six-week state probe dubbed "Operation Slap Shot."

It cited investigators as saying there was no evidence Gretzky directly bet through the ring.

[joeybee12]

1. Don't these people have enough money? n/t

[erpowers]

2. Too Much Money

They have too much money. When you bet $5,000 on a coin toss you have too much money. At first I thought the $75,000 on the Super Bowl was reasonable in that it was on an actual game instead of just the coin toss. However, on second thought to bet $75,000 dollars on a game may be a bit ridiculous.

[joeybee12]

3. Yeah, when you have too much money, you

end up trying to find more ways to amuse yourself. (Un) fortunately, that's not a problem I have!

[MrSlayer]

4. Of course he knew.

It's silly to think his wife would be betting that kind of money without his knowledge. I'm sure she was placing the bets for him. But I really don't think it's a big deal unless he was betting hockey.

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

5. Unless hockey became a secondary involvement as a debt payoff

:shrug:

[erpowers]

6. New Report

A new report seems to support Gretzky's claims. The report states that Gretzky was wiretapped talking to his friend after it was reported that his wife was involved in the gambling scandal. There seems to be no recording of Gretzky talking to his friend ,about Gretzky's wife Janet Jones, before the allegations surfaced.