Are footballers, boxers, basketballers and all other athletes allowed to bet on themselves or in other sports

Question

Are footballers, boxers, basketballers and all other athletes allowed to bet on themselves or in other sports

Answer 1

no they are not because if they were to bet for them to get the first goal they would be telling everyone to past the ball to them

Answer 2

To: HotShot,

The question here is one of integrity.  Can you really trust an athlete who bets on sports other than his own?  Most athletes say they don't bet on sports, if you ask them.  Most likely that athlete is betting on his own sport but through a friend or family member.  Let me ask you this.  If you were Mike Tyson (when he was the most feared boxer on the planet) and you knew for a fact that you were going to KO your opponent, wouldn't you put a sizable bet on yourself?   So, the way I see it is this.  There's nothing wrong with making some money for a hard days work.  The problem is when you take money to lay like a dog.