Online betting group bwin countersues French Open organizers - The Canadian Press

Online gambling company bwin said Monday it has taken the organizers of the French Open to court for slander in a legal counterattack after Roland Garros sued to ban Internet betting at the Grand Slam tournament.

In February, the tournament organizers filed complaints in Belgium and Paris claiming that computer betting companies stain the reputation of the clay-court championship.

"Following claims by the French tennis federation that services offered by online sports betting operators present a danger to the ethics of sport," bwin is suing the organizers of the French Open for damages before a Paris court, bwin said in a statement issued Monday.

A Belgian court in Liege heard arguments in the case last Friday and is expected to rule before the French Open starts on May 25.
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