{"id":1580052,"date":"2024-05-02T12:58:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T16:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1580052"},"modified":"2024-05-02T12:58:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T16:58:58","slug":"tennis-umpire-antonio-casa-suspended-until-2031-for-betting-violations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/tennis-umpire-antonio-casa-suspended-until-2031-for-betting-violations\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis Umpire Antonio Casa Suspended Until 2031 For Betting Violations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brazilian umpire Antonio Casa has been suspended for seven years and six months after admitting to charges of corruption and betting-related violations, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The national-level official was also fined $8,000 and given a suspended penalty of $17,001 for breaching the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP), the ITIA added.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Antonio Casa admitted to seven breaches of the TACP<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Casa admitted to seven breaches of the TACP, including attempting to commit a corruption offense, manipulation of match scoring for betting purposes, and facilitation of betting,&#8221; according to the ITIA\u2019s press release.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Casa has officiated at ITF $15K and $25K events and served as a line judge at ATP Challenger level. The umpire \u201ccooperated fully with the ITIA investigation and waived their right to a hearing before an independent Anti-Corruption Hearing Officer,\u201d said the ITIA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The suspended umpire will be barred from officiating or attending any tennis event authorized or sanctioned by ITIA members until midnight on Sept. 27, 2031.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>ITIA suspended Tennis umpire Marko Ducman for 10 years, six months last November<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In November 2023, the ITIA suspended Slovenian tennis umpire Marko Ducman for 10 years and six months for betting on matches and manipulating data. The official was also fined $75,000, with $56,250 suspended.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ducman, an international-level official, officiated at ITF, ATP, and WTA tournaments. The umpire had been provisionally banned after admitting breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bronze-level official admitted four breaches, including wagering on matches and manipulating data from matches in which he was officiating to facilitate betting. His suspension will end on March 7, 2034.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, Ducman cannot attend any match authorized or sanctioned by the members of the ITIA, ATP, ITF, WTA, Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open, or any national association.\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Betting violations are becoming too common in tennis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brazilian umpire Antonio Casa has been suspended for seven years and six months after admitting to charges of corruption and betting-related violations, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced on Monday. The national-level official was also fined $8,000 and given a suspended penalty of $17,001 for breaching the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP), the ITIA added. 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