Tennis Legend Vouches for Betting After Veteran American Players Got Suspended

Jimmy Connors thinks that tennis needs to make changes. He disagrees with the decision to punish two former American players for promoting sports betting. It is against the law for players and their staff to promote gambling.

Bob Bryan and Mardy Fish were fined $10,000 each and suspended for four months for promoting a betting operator. Jimmy Connors believes that betting is a good way to increase interest in tennis. He also believes it's better than watching tennis as it makes him more involved. The ITIA penalized both players for promotion DraftKings at the US Open.

Jimmy Connors was detained outside a campus arena in 2008. He was trying to prevent a basketball match between North Carolina and UC Santa Barbara.