#game fixing

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(via How former ref Tim Donaghy conspired to fix NBA games)

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Former Referee Tim Donaghy Speaks Out About NBA Game Fixing [VIDEO]

New revelations about the 2007 NBA betting scandal were released. Former referee Tim Donaghy spoke to ESPN about the time period and his gambling habits. The divorced father of four killed time on the links during the offseason. What started off as harmless bets on country club golfing quickly spiraled. Soon enough, there were trips to casinos. But what […]

How should ex-NBA ref Tim Donaghy be punished??

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Legal Sports Betting Raises Risk of Game Fixing

Legal Sports Betting Raises Risk of Game Fixing

With dozens of states rushing to capitalize on the U.S. Supreme Court lifting a federal ban on sports gambling, will game fixing scenarios become more common?

The four major pro sports leagues and the NCAAthink so, and have argued for years that expanding legal betting will lead to more game fixing. The pro leagues have sought, unsuccessfully so far, a cut of state gambling revenues to increase…

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What Contributed to That A Wild Finish on Thursday Night Football?

Is the NFL rigged? Some people said so after last week’s Thursday Night Football game.

These guys figured in too many games this season.

On October 19, the Kansas City Chiefs visited the Oakland Raiders for a Thursday Night Football game.1 The Raiders were essentially handed a one-point victory after numerous calls at the goal line (although I wonder why a touchdown by their tight end was taken away in the first place). The result left many people scratching their heads and…

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2016 NBA Weekly: The Game's Greatest Mystery -- Rigging!?

2016 NBA Weekly: The Game’s Greatest Mystery — Rigging!?

We’re currently in the midst of the 2016 Conference Finals and while checking on Game 3 of the East Finals between Cleveland and Toronto, we noticed DeMar DeRozan again shooting decently (G3, 12-24) in this series. Well, the Cavs were ahead 2-0.. But now, it’s 2-1 after a 99-84 victory by Toronto? Hey, the Cleveland Cavaliers could easily sweep the Toronto Raptors — what happened?! See, the guy…

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LG Twins release two pitchers accused of game-fixing

Anything that undermines a sports fan's confidence in what's happening on the field threatens the future viability of that sport. That's why the Korea Baseball Organization must move decisively to crack down on instances of game-fixing. In the latest development of this growing scandal, the LG Twins have released pitchers Kim Seong-hyun and Park Hyun-jun, who are being investigated by Daegu prosecutors for allegedly taking payoffs from a gambling broker last season in exchange for deliberately walking batters in the first inning, the Korea Herald reports. If the two men are found guilty of the charges, they'll be banned from the KBO for life.

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As S. Korea cracks down on game-fixing, Daegu prosecutors arrest LG Twins pitcher

The Daegu District Prosecutors' Office arrested LG Twins pitcher Kim Sung-hyun on Tuesday for allegedly receiving payoffs to fix games, the Korea Herald reports. It's the latest arrest in the deeply troubling game-fixing scandal that threatens to undermine public confidence in the integrity of South Korean professional sports. The Los Angeles Times says that the scandal has touched pro leagues for baseball, soccer, basketball, volleyball and even motorboat racing. Last week, the South Korean government announced a sweeping crackdown on game-fixing and a doubling of the minimum annual salary paid to all professional athletes in an urgent effort to address the "state of emergency that threatens to shake the foundation of sports," Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Choe Kwang-shik said last week, according to the New York Times.