BoDog
Sportsbook & Casino today removed the Odds-to-win for the CBS
reality show Survivor 6: Amazon from their site after it
was revealed a number of CBS employees had wagered on the event.
"Normally
the product we offer for players to wager on isn't pre-determined,"
said Rob Gillespie, BoDog President. "But with
Survivor most of the shows are pre-taped months ago and the only thing
determined on live television is which of the final two contestants wins the
$1-million."
Gillespie
noted that the players in question, all residing in California, opened their
accounts prior to Survivor 4: Marquesas and have only wagered on the show's
outcome.
"It
caught the attention of our security department after we noticed that these
four individuals had all wagered the maximum amount on the same two
contestants for the past three Survivor contests and were right on the final
two contestants every time, assuring themselves a profit," said
Gillespie.
BoDog's
security department then attempted to contact each player to determine if
they were wagering in violation of the BoDog Player Agreement which forbids
groups of people to wager as a syndicate.
"Our
rules are very clear on groups of people wagering on events with prior
knowledge of the outcome," said Gillespie. "In this case our
initial investigation determined that at least one of the clients worked for
CBS in a production role and he may have provided information to the other
players or they may have been wagering on his behalf."
Gillespie
indicated the action taken from the CBS employees had skewed the odds so
much on contestants Matt and Jenna that legitimate players were shying away
from wagering.
"At
the end of the day, we're in the entertainment business and a few people had
to go and ruin it for the rest of our players," said Gillespie.
"It's unfortunate, but we feel this course of action was
appropriate."
Gillespie
indicated they would offer odds on Survivor 7, but would strictly monitor
all wagers to ensure regular clientele are not being negatively impacted.
