Tag: Integrity
Two MLB pitchers charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors
NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they took bribes from sports... more
OPINION: Is gambling really threatening the integrity of sports?
From time to time in this column, I like to look at something I wrote in the past and see if it holds up to retrospective scrutiny. Early... more
NCAA revokes eligibility of 6 more college basketball players as it continues sports betting probe
The NCAA revoked the eligibility of six men’s college basketball players on Friday as a result of three separate sports-betting cases... more
In NBA betting scandal, influencers played an old game in a new form
Days after he was charged in one of the National Basketball Association’s biggest gambling scandals, a Mississippi man was back on social... more
Ex-NBA player Damon Jones pleads not guilty to selling injury secrets
NEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges he profited from rigged poker... more
EDITORIAL: The NBA has a gambling problem. So does America.
“There’s nothing more important to the league and its fans than the integrity of the competition.” So says Adam Silver, commissioner... more
Nevada regulators delve into latest sports betting scandal, prop bets
Sports betting Hall of Famer Joe Asher, CEO of Boomer’s Sportsbook, told the Nevada Gaming Control Board that some form of regulation may... more
NBA staff members meet congressional staffers to discuss gambling scandals
NBA staff members met with congressional staffers Wednesday to discuss the league’s relationship with sportsbooks and other matters... more
Multiple UFC fighters say they’ve been approached to throw fights
The integrity of the UFC is now under a microscope. Based on a number of UFC fighters claiming they’ve been approached to take a dive –... more
Sportsbooks refund bettors after controversial UFC fight
Two sportsbooks refunded bettors because of a controversial UFC fight, and a massive pre-match odds shift has raised suspicion in the... more
