Wayne the Great Bet-sky?

[Botany]

Botany shots .... he Scores.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

1. God Bless The Great One...

[Botany]

2. I am really surprised

Everything I have read or heard about 99 was that he was a stand up guy.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

3. He Is, And I'm Praying With Everything That He's Innocent. And Even If

not, we all have our evils. This alone doesn't make him not a stand up guy. It hurts to even think about it botany, I can't even open my mind enough to let it absorb the facts. I gotta just tune it out ya know?

[Botany]

6. sure

I get you .... this must hurt ..... sounds like he was standing up for his wife.

My Fav 99 story ..... "I play hard because maybe this is the only time that one fan
gets to see me in person and I want to thank him for coming out to watch."

[rush07]

9. Isn't that a Lou Gehrig quote? n/t

[rush07]

10. Anyone else think

that his wife was placing the bets for him to keep his nose clean?

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[rush07]

15. What did I do to deserve that? n/t

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[rush07]

25. I am still not sure what the problem was,

but I did google Lou Gehrig quotes and it was not him. I don't know why but I thought it was one of the old yankees. If you heard him say it then he probably did!

As far as the betting, I just think it would be odd for his wife to bet 50G's and he not know about it. Though 50G's to the Gretsky's would be like me dropping a nickel into a slot.

The screen name is my last name and college number. Shockingly, the blow hark is not the only one in the world with the name.

[Roho]

8. my brother

had Gretzky wall paper in his bedroom growing up. 15 poses repeated all over the room. He thinks betting on hockey would affect his opinion of him, but just a private betting ring for hockey celebs (worrying about the bad press sports betting brings) that didn't bet on hockey seems like professionals taking steps to avoid hurting the league.

I was surprised to hear that tochet's partner in crime was a NJ state trooper.

[FreedomAngel82]

4. I don't get it

:shrug:

[devilgrrl]

5. he was supposedly WIRETAPPED

at least that's what has been intimated.

[FreedomAngel82]

14. Oh really?

Why him? :shrug: So is he "the enemy" now??

[devilgrrl]

23. Not sure...

what I heard was that he was caught on tape trying to get his wife out of the investigation. Personally, I have a difficult time believing that anyone involved thought that they were doing something illegal. Then again, what do I know?

[BushOut06]

7. I missed it - what happened?

Is this a Pete Rose sort of deal, where he was betting on hockey games, including his own?

[Roho]

12. So Far

NO.

The Fed's have bent over backwards to say this is hockey players betting on football.

[DODI]

13. His wife was betting on football -- $500,000 worth of bets.

I can't believe this. I still remember him in the WHA -- at 17 and already being called the Great One. From what I have read, this stuff should not be leaked. It serves no purpose. The Gretzky's are not under indictment, this is slander.

[FreedomAngel82]

16. I don't get why it's out either

:shrug: Why is that our business? If he didn't do anything illegal but even if than I don't think it should be our business. :shrug:

[Roho]

18. well

betting on sports with a bookie is very illegal in most states and all of Canada.

But I agree it seems like scandal tv rather than earth shattering news.

[Catchawave]

21. Keith mentioned tonight she bet 5k

on the Super Bowl COIN TOSS ! Whoa!

Love the Great One too. Methinks, there's more to this than just a simple gambling ring coverup.....do they donate to Dems :shrug: Heh.

[BushOut06]

22. Ah - then why the big brouhaha?

Other than the fact that it's a major sports figure's wife involved, I dont' really see the big deal. Now if Gretzky himself were betting on NHL games, that would be a totally different matter. But his wife betting on football? Sheesh.

[Gold Metal Flake]

17. If true, he'll never get into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

:P

[DemoTex]

19. That was another big, glaring error on KO tonight.

During the sports-betting coverage, K.O. allowed Larry Melrose to state that 90% of Americans bet on football, without challenging that bullshit statement! Egads! What a root!

[Catherine Vincent]

24. He's still a HOTTIE!