How the explosion of prop betting threatens the integrity of pro sports | Opinion

Given the explosion of sports betting, it’s naive to think players won’t continue to be tempted to game the system.
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The Sports-Betting Disaster

When I interviewed the N.B.A. agent Daniel Hazan last year, he warned that the legalization of sports gambling was a disaster ...

NBA gambling scandal shows legal sports betting market works, Fanatics Betting & Gaming CEO argues

Fanatics Sportsbook CEO Matt King defended legal sports betting markets after the FBI's investigation led to arrests like ...

Q: What’s a prop bet? A: How the Heat’s Rozier is accused of betting on himself

Gamblers paid the 1919 Chicago White Sox to throw a World Series. A century and six years later, Rozier is accused of ...

Sports betting is a booming business. The FBI's NBA probe is putting it in the spotlight

The stunning indictment that led to the arrest of more than 30 people — including Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and other NBA ...

Black Sox, Ohtani's interpreter and more: A look at notable sports betting scandals

Betting scandals have been a concern for professional sports leagues for as long as they’ve existed, but a U.S. Supreme Court ...
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We haven’t seen the worst of sports betting yet, and that should concern the feds

Sports betting has become legalized, but it has opened the door for athletes to be incentivized to fail, leading to a temptation for them to bet against themselves and potentially compromise the ...

NCAA allows college athletes to bet on professional sports starting Nov. 1

The NCAA approved a rule change on Wednesday that will allow athletes and athletic department staff members to bet on ...