While suspending Pinto for 41 games, the NHL insisted he did not bet on his own games, or even the sport of hockey, for that matter. So what did Pinto do wrong? Garrioch says from what he could find out, PInto may have been unable to access a gambling account based in New York because he was playing in Canada. In order to get around it, he allegedly shared his log-in information with a third party. This is referred to as "proxy betting", and a huge no-no. Fair enough, but as Garrioch concludes, make your players aware of those rules. It's also fair to make them aware that simply opening an account, while not illegal, automatically notifies the NHL.
