Gambling News by House of Odds

A Big Ten football officiating crew that came under scrutiny for its performance in two league games this season including Ohio State's loss to Illinois was led by a crew chief with a history of bankruptcy, casino gambling, child abuse and allegations of sexual harassment, according to Yahoo! Sports.Report: Official for OSU-Illinois football game has history of gambling (Dayton Daily News)

A Big Ten football officiating crew that came under scrutiny for its performance in two league games this season including Ohio State's loss to Illinois was led by a crew chief with a history of bankruptcy, casino gambling, child abuse and allegations of sexual harassment, according to Yahoo!Report: Official for OSU-Illinois football game has history of gambling (Fairfield Echo)

Former Penn State and NFL offensive lineman Todd Burger was among five men arrested over the weekend in a bust of an alleged Internet gambling operation in Somerville, N.J.Gambling-ring bust nets ex-Nit (Philadelphia Daily News)

Pete Rose thinks players who use steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs are "making a mockery" of baseball. The career hits leader, banned by the sport for gambling, weighed in on the Mitchell Report in an interview with Dennis Miller that was slated to air Wednesday night on VERSUS. Roger Clemens, Miguel Tejada and Andy Pettitte were among the big stars implicated in last week's report .'Altar boy' Rose thinks 'roids soiled game (Fox Sports)

As tennis takes its seasonal breather this month, the governing bodies have little time to exhale in the wake of this year's gambling revelations that hint at dangerous cracks in the sport. Authorities soon are expected to take their latest step to combat a "serious risk" to the integrity of the game by naming an independent panel charged with analyzing the nature, scope and potential for .Match-fixing allegations put tennis officials on high alert (USA Today)

In what was a season for celebration in the Big Ten -- Ohio State making the national title game, Illinois qualifying for the BCS's Rose Bowl and Indiana's run to the postseason following the off-season death of their former coach Terry Hoeppner -- the year may be scarred by developments unearthed by Yahoo! Sports.YAHOO! SPORTS: Big 10 referee has history of gambling, officiated controversial '07 games (Detroit Free Press)