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igotthisguitar
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 Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:00 pm Post subject: Gretzky's Wife Cited in Gambling Ring |
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Gretzky's Wife Cited in Gambling Ring
By CHRIS NEWMARKER, Associated Press Writer
Tue Feb 7, 6:12 PM ET
EWING, N.J. - Wayne Gretzky's wife and about a half-dozen NHL players placed bets — but not on hockey — with a nationwide sports gambling ring financed by Phoenix Coyotes assistant coach Rick Tocchet, authorities said Tuesday.
Gretzky, hockey's greatest player, is in his first season coaching the Coyotes and is a part-owner of the team.
Actress-wife Janet Jones was among those implicated, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because no bettors have been publicly identified.
State police Col. Rick Fuentes said an investigation into the New Jersey-based ring discovered the processing of more than 1,000 wagers, exceeding $1.7 million, on professional and college sports, mostly football and basketball.
The developments came at a sensitive time for the NHL, which is trying to win back fans after a season-long lockout and just days before many of its best players will showcase their talent at the Turin Olympics.
Tocchet was served with a criminal complaint Monday and was expected to travel from his Arizona home to answer charges of promoting gambling, money laundering and conspiracy, Fuentes said.
"It's not a hockey-related issue, it's a football thing. And at this time I can't comment any further," Tocchet said after the Coyotes practiced Tuesday.
Gretzky said Tocchet would be on the bench for Tuesday night's home game against Chicago, and it would be "business as usual."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060207/ap_on_sp_ho_ne/hkn_tocchet_gambling_bust;_ylt=Av.QZ3uLN9qeH0RrNGQF0CQDW7oF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| A few years back the head coach of the University of Washington football team was big into gambling on collegiate sports. A definite no no when you're the head coach of a collegiate team. Anyway, he was such a loud mouth about it, talking obnoxiously of his high rolling ways in airport lounges, that someone overheard him and finked on him. And he lost his tidy little job. |
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 1:21 am Post subject: |
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Any *bets* on whether her hubby knew exactly what was going on?  |
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SuperFly
Joined: 09 Jul 2003
Location: In the doghouse
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 6:49 am Post subject: |
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| So that's how they paid for that mansion up in Paradise Valley! |
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Hollywoodaction
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:32 am Post subject: |
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| Big deal. They didn't bet on hockey. |
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Smee
Joined: 24 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Gretzky, hockey's greatest player, is in his first season coaching the Coyotes and is a part-owner of the team |
Actually, Lemieux is hockey's greatest player. |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 2:13 am Post subject: |
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| Smee wrote: |
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| Gretzky, hockey's greatest player, is in his first season coaching the Coyotes and is a part-owner of the team |
Actually, Lemieux is hockey's greatest player. |
Are you hitting on his grammar ... if so, Lemieux is now also a "was" and not an "is".
Or, if you're just saying that Lemieux is the best ever, I have one thing to say : Bobby Orr |
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Smee
Joined: 24 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 3:10 am Post subject: |
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| No, I meant Lemieux>>Gretzky. Grammar ain't no thing. |
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TECO
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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| ...secretly recorded phone calls revealed that Gretzky, a hockey hall of famer, knew about the ring. It said investigators were looking into whether he placed any wagers through Jones, who is believed to have bet $500,000 on games during the six-week state probe dubbed "Operation Slap Shot." |
No sheeet, Gretz knew about his wife. They were in on it together. |
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