Twenty charged in college hoops point shaving scheme

[BigJay]

Apparently 39 players involved.

Seventeen teams and at least 29 games being fixed.

20 charged in college hoops point-shaving plot

Twenty men, including many former college basketball players, have been charged in a point-shaving scheme that involved more than 29 games being fixed, according to a federal indictment.

www.espn.com

 

[Tanko]

Apparently 39 players involved.

Seventeen teams and at least 29 games being fixed.



https://www.espn.com/mens-college-b...llege-players-20-charged-point-shaving-scheme

Looks like small Div 1 schools involved.
They likely did it due to a lack of NIL funds.

 

[Tanko]

Do you think the books will refund bets lost on those games????

 

[BigJay]

Looks like small Div 1 schools involved.
They likely did it due to a lack of NIL funds.

They offered the kids bribes ranging from $10k to $30k. Big bucks at smaller schools. I’m sure it was difficult for some to say no.

 

[BMR Genie]

Are they gonna get prison time?

 

[Tanko]

They offered the kids bribes ranging from $10k to $30k. Big bucks at smaller schools. I’m sure it was difficult for some to say no.

I'd take the money Bigjay.
Yep. We were broke in college. I'd have taken it.

 

[jamesy2422]

I'd take the money Bigjay.
Yep. We were broke in college. I'd have taken it.

100% me too.

 

[quantumleap]

They offered the kids bribes ranging from $10k to $30k. Big bucks at smaller schools. I’m sure it was difficult for some to say no.

Whenever I hear of things like this, and not just basketball fixing but bribery of any sort, I always wonder how they spent the money. Was it all "hookers and blow" or did they raise suspicion by buying things everyone knew they couldn't afford?

I'm thinking these weren't one-time bribes either. So they had to be spending their money on something and often times they aren't very discreet about it either.

 

[BobbyFK]

Are they gonna get prison time?

I don’t know if it’s gonna go that deep where they would serve prison time, but there’s definitely going to be repercussions. Federal agencies probably want to go after the bookies not so much the student athletes

 

[DiggityDaggityDo]

Do you think the books will refund bets lost on those games????

I’m patiently waiting for the $5 free bet, Tanko.

 

[phillyflyers]

And yous think I'm crazy when I say sports are fixed.

IT'S FUKKIN FIXED! ALL OF IT!

The NFL, the NBA, the NHL, and MLB. All fixed.

Referees never get disciplined for bad calls that cost games. Never. No repercussions. No investigations. Nothing.

NFL is registered with the US government as Entertainment just like WWE is.

WWE is scripted.

Fukk these leagues.

 

[jamesy2422]

Whenever I hear of things like this, and not just basketball fixing but bribery of any sort, I always wonder how they spent the money. Was it all "hookers and blow" or did they raise suspicion by buying things everyone knew they couldn't afford?

I'm thinking these weren't one-time bribes either. So they had to be spending their money on something and often times they aren't very discreet about it either.

good point. can't spend the money on big things you can't afford otherwise.

here is one of the fixers talking to a player named "johnny roast beef" about buying a pink cadillac

 

[phillyflyers]

good point. can't spend the money on big things you can't afford otherwise.

here is one of the fixers talking to a player named "johnny roast beef" about buying a pink cadillac

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He ended up hanging from a hook inside a meat locker.

 

[jjgold]

It’s a matter of time sports betting gets banned again

 

[BigJay]

good point. can't spend the money on big things you can't afford otherwise.

here is one of the fixers talking to a player named "johnny roast beef" about buying a pink cadillac

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Under the bridge. The kids discover them in the caddy full of bullets. Starts the classic “Layla” scene.

 

[BigJay]

@jjgold

Coach if they ban gambling would you join the Reno Mob and start a numbers racket?

 

[BigJay]

More charged it looks like.

Also listed the schools

 

[jamesy2422]

that is a lot of schools. lower tier don't matter. very bad look.

 

[jjgold]

And most of it’s for chump change, but these kids will do anything for money. It’s only gonna get worse.

 

[Tanko]

More charged it looks like.

Also listed the schools

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Wow... Depaul on the list (Big East). Surprising.
Maybe they don't have any NIL $