http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cs-09-big-ten-refaug09,0,3627409.story
By Teddy Greenstein | Chicago Tribune reporter
August 9, 2008
The Big Ten official whose history of bankruptcy, casino gambling and child abuse was detailed in a Yahoo! Sports article late last year will not work any more football games for the conference.
The official, Chicago resident Stephen Pamon, also came under fire last season when his crews made controversial calls in the Illinois-Ohio State and Purdue-Penn State games.
The Yahoo! story did not allege that Pamon was a sports gambler, and Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany said that an investigation determined that "these games were not compromised."
Delany called the incident both painful and educational. As a result of the incident, the league will conduct yearly background checks on its officials and clarified its gambling policy: Only casino gambling is permitted, and it can occur only outside the official's season.
"The good side of this," Delany said, "is that we've tightened up what we're doing and feel good about it."
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Keep dreaming that all these games are on the up and up! Fkin refs are as crooked as a snake.
By Teddy Greenstein | Chicago Tribune reporter
August 9, 2008
The Big Ten official whose history of bankruptcy, casino gambling and child abuse was detailed in a Yahoo! Sports article late last year will not work any more football games for the conference.
The official, Chicago resident Stephen Pamon, also came under fire last season when his crews made controversial calls in the Illinois-Ohio State and Purdue-Penn State games.
The Yahoo! story did not allege that Pamon was a sports gambler, and Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany said that an investigation determined that "these games were not compromised."
Delany called the incident both painful and educational. As a result of the incident, the league will conduct yearly background checks on its officials and clarified its gambling policy: Only casino gambling is permitted, and it can occur only outside the official's season.
"The good side of this," Delany said, "is that we've tightened up what we're doing and feel good about it."
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Keep dreaming that all these games are on the up and up! Fkin refs are as crooked as a snake.
