Saturday, 15 January 2011

betting: Gaming the Game: The Story Behind the NBA Betting Scandal and the Gambler Who Made It Happen

Gaming the Game: The Story Behind the NBA Betting Scandal and the Gambler Who Made It Happen

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In June 2007, the FBI informed the NBA that one of its referees, Tim Donaghy, was the subject of a probe into illegal gambling. Within months, the public knew the broad outlines of a scheme involving Donaghy betting on games he officiated with a co-conspirator, longtime Donaghy acquaintance and professional gambler Jimmy Baba Battista. They were joined in the scandal by a mutual childhood friend, Tommy Martino. By November 2008, each man had pleaded guilty to charges relating to the conspiracy, and was in federal prison. The story was over. Or so it seemed to be. Researched with

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