Tennis Association Blocks Online Bets

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is determined to keep the sport protected from online betting fraud and match fixing. To this end, the famed Flushing Meadows tennis ground has installed online security software at its live tennis events in order to block access to online gambling sites.

Keep it clean
After a low-seeded player was suspected of influencing the outcome of a match a year ago, the USTA has come out all guns blazing to nip the problem of match fixing in the bud.
Now guests, dignitaries, players and media folks will all be subject to heightened security measures at live tennis events. Flushing Meadows-Corona Park New York will enjoy a clean bill of health, according to CIO of the USTA, Mr. Bonfante.

Technological benefits
Access to online gambling sites will no longer be permitted and the USTA's IT department has been working overtime to ensure the technology runs smoothly. The software used is St. Bernard Software's iPrism web filter. So far, several thousand attempts to reach online gambling sites have been thwarted by the technology.