[icernet] Licence to bet

[Arul Selvan]

Even today, every single day, television channels and self-proclaimed 
leading newspapers continue to give their viewers and readers an update 
on the betting business and the rates for forthcoming matches. Of 
course, these very same television channels and newspapers are also the 
first to cry foul every time the outcome of a game does not match 
'expectations'. This raises two important questions. The first relates 
to the credibility of these channels and newspapers. The second is: 
whose interests are these self-proclaimed leaders guarding? Is it the 
interest of the readers or that of the betting syndicates?


Source:
http://www.rediff.com/wc2003/2003/feb/15bet.htm