Falcons not reporting injury costs bettors money who wagered on Falcons RB props. Looks like the NFL is serious in keeping integrity on injuries being partners with sports books.
Before legalized gambling, teams that played fast and loose with the rules regarding the reporting of injuries created potential problems between themselves and the league. With legalized gambling prevalent throughout most of the country, teams that engage in injury-report irregularities can now create separate problems for themselves and the league.
The first tangible example of the full-blown DraftKings/FanDuel era comes from the $100,000 in fines imposed on the Falcons and coach Arthur Smith for failing to disclose running back Bijan Robinson’s Week 7 illness. Though he played in the game, Robinson had limited snaps and only one touch — his lowest amount of the year, by far.
Apart from the potential strategic impact this might have had on the Buccaneers, who lost the game by three points in overtime, the successful concealment of Robinson’s health status led bettors to believe Robinson was fine.
It’s not about bets placed on the Falcons to win or to cover the spread. It’s about the various prop bets available based on yards gained by Robinson or catches made or touchdowns scored by Robinson, individually or as part of parlays. Also, the various forms of for-money fantasy football require lineup decisions to be made. Robinson, the eighth overall pick in the draft, has been a darling of the fantasy crowd. His one-touch showing created a firestorm among those who might have gone in a different direction if they’d known Robinson was sick.
And that’s where it can become very interesting, and expensive, for the Falcons, and possibly the league. As explained after the Bengals apparently concealed an existing wrist/hand/thumb/whatever injury to quarterback Joe Burrow, it doesn’t take much to file a class action on behalf of anyone/everyone who wagered money on Robinson to exceed the over-under for yards and touchdowns, or who kept him in the lineup for an ultimately successful financial endeavor in the fantasy realm.
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Before legalized gambling, teams that played fast and loose with the rules regarding the reporting of injuries created potential problems between themselves and the league. With legalized gambling prevalent throughout most of the country, teams that engage in injury-report irregularities can now create separate problems for themselves and the league.
The first tangible example of the full-blown DraftKings/FanDuel era comes from the $100,000 in fines imposed on the Falcons and coach Arthur Smith for failing to disclose running back Bijan Robinson’s Week 7 illness. Though he played in the game, Robinson had limited snaps and only one touch — his lowest amount of the year, by far.
Apart from the potential strategic impact this might have had on the Buccaneers, who lost the game by three points in overtime, the successful concealment of Robinson’s health status led bettors to believe Robinson was fine.
It’s not about bets placed on the Falcons to win or to cover the spread. It’s about the various prop bets available based on yards gained by Robinson or catches made or touchdowns scored by Robinson, individually or as part of parlays. Also, the various forms of for-money fantasy football require lineup decisions to be made. Robinson, the eighth overall pick in the draft, has been a darling of the fantasy crowd. His one-touch showing created a firestorm among those who might have gone in a different direction if they’d known Robinson was sick.
And that’s where it can become very interesting, and expensive, for the Falcons, and possibly the league. As explained after the Bengals apparently concealed an existing wrist/hand/thumb/whatever injury to quarterback Joe Burrow, it doesn’t take much to file a class action on behalf of anyone/everyone who wagered money on Robinson to exceed the over-under for yards and touchdowns, or who kept him in the lineup for an ultimately successful financial endeavor in the fantasy realm.
Bijan Robinson injury-report fine opens potential can of worms for NFL
A class action on behalf of gamblers who relied on false injury information is inevitable.
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