I have friends that do a lot of sport betting and every time something unexpected happen they said it's rigged. I for once do not believe that there is such thing, that players and 'Las Vegas' under probability cannot control the outcome of events to a favor(gained) outcome. I need to to slam in their faces that no such things and players/coaches are willing to risk. What do are you guys opinions?

5/26/2011 3:12:02 AM

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" On August 15, 2007, an NBA referee, Tim Donaghy, plead gulity to two felonies related to wagering on games that he officiated."

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"The Boston College basketball point shaving scandal of 1978-79 involved a scheme in which underworld figures recruited and bribed some Boston College basketball players to ensure the team would not win by the required margin (not cover the point spread) allowing the gamblers in the know to place wagers against that team and win"

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"Matt Le Tissier bet on the timing of the first throw-in in a match he played for Southampton against Wimbledon in 1995. The plan failed when a team mate who was unaware of the scam managed to keep his underhit pass on the pitch. Le Tissier was forced to quickly kick the ball from play to prevent himself losing money on the bet but neither won nor lost money after managing to kick the ball out after 70 seconds."

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"In the 2010 Pakistan tour of England it was alleged Pakistani players Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir bowled no balls at specific points as part of a conspiracy involving captain Salman Butt to defraud bookmakers. As a result, Salman Butt has been banned for 10 years, Asif for 7 and Amir for 5 years."

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"The Black Sox Scandal refers to an incident that took place around and during the play of the 1919 World Series. Eight members of the Chicago White Sox were banned for life from baseball for throwing (i.e., intentionally losing) games, and essentially giving the series to the Cincinnati Reds. The conspiracy was the brainchild of White Sox first baseman Arnold "Chick" Gandil, who had longstanding ties to petty underworld figures. He persuaded Joseph "Sport" Sullivan, a friend and professional gambler, that the fix could be pulled off. New York gangster Arnold Rothstein supplied the money through his lieutenant Abe Attell, a former featherweight boxing champion."

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"In 1964, the great British football betting scandal of the 1960s was uncovered. A betting ring organized by Jimmy Gauld and involving several Football League players had been fixing matches. The most famous incident involved three Sheffield Wednesday players, including two England international players, that were subsequently banned from football for life and imprisoned after it was discovered they had bet against their team winning in a match against Ipswich Town. A similar scandal had occurred in 1915."

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"In 1994, a comprehensive point shaving scheme organized by campus bookmaker Benny Silman and involving players from the Arizona State University men's basketball team was uncovered with the assistance of Las Vegas bookmakers, who grew suspicious over repeated large wagers being made against Arizona State."

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"In July 2005, Italian Serie B champions Genoa was arbitrarily placed last in the division, and therefore condemned to relegation in Serie C1, after it was revealed that they bribed their opponents in the final match of the season, Venezia to throw the match."

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"2009: On May 6, a federal grand jury in Detroit indicted six former University of Toledo athletes—three each from the school's football and basketball programs—on charges of conspiracy to commit sports bribery in relation to their alleged involvement in a point shaving scheme that ran from 2003 through 2006. It is believed to be the first major U.S. gambling case involving two sports at the same college."

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"In April 2011, a U.S. federal grand jury in San Diego indicted a group of 10 individuals on charges of running a point shaving scheme affecting an as yet-undetermined number of college basketball games. Three of the accused have ties to the University of San Diego's men's basketball team—one was the team's all-time leader in points and assists; another was a former player; and the third was a former assistant. Games at the University of California, Riverside, where the second indicted player also played, were also mentioned as potentially being fixed."

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5/26/2011 3:35:14 AM

hahahahahaha someone needs to start posting PWNT pics

5/26/2011 9:30:44 AM

lol, Salman Butt

5/26/2011 9:42:58 AM

Not to mention that its known that the NBA pushes referees to make calls that favor one team over another when it would result in more playoff games. (Or even all their efforts to try to get Lebron a title ring so that they can sell even more of his merchandise at higher premiums . . . nope no bias here).

5/26/2011 10:09:48 AM

somebody needs to look up the definition of the word "known"

"highly suspected" maybe, but "known?"

5/26/2011 10:16:26 AM

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"I have friends that do a lot of sport betting and every time something unexpected happen they said it's rigged."

i'm going to assume that "every time something unexpected happen" is another way of saying "every time they lose"

5/26/2011 10:21:05 AM

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"What do are you guys opinions?"

I has are not does opinion me.

5/26/2011 10:21:55 AM

hahahahahaah

[Edited on May 26, 2011 at 11:24 AM. Reason : this thread can't be real]

5/26/2011 11:24:22 AM