I think this is the tip of an iceberg
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/reports-chauncey-billups-terry-rozier-134346336.html
I think this is the tip of an iceberg
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/reports-chauncey-billups-terry-rozier-134346336.html
What's interesting is it seems that there are two different situations. Fixing bets for sports bets and illegal, possibly fixed, poker games.
I like to bet on sports. But I wonder if player props should be outlawed. They could still fix games, but it's a lot harder than fixing one player's performance.
It's kind of ridiculous to think that any professional athlete who is already making millions, or tens of millions, a year could possibly be bribed into committing multiple felonies, risking his career, and betraying his team.
It's kind of a meme among sports gamblers that this "must be" happening, but I really, really doubt it. Any player who is good enough to affect the outcome of a game OR has enough scoring opportunities to exceed or fall short of a given number is already making wheelbarrows of cash. How could any gambler or gambling syndicate pay him enough to risk it?
Originally posted by: Matt Roberts
I like to bet on sports. But I wonder if player props should be outlawed. They could still fix games, but it's a lot harder than fixing one player's performance.
That's a good point. I think basketball is the easiest sport for an individual player to manipulate their own stats to make sure bettors win. Maybe other players will realize that there is a good chance of being caught, so this will work as a deterrent.
This poker pro said that Billups was running a rigged game two years ago.
Professional gambler Matthew Berkey called out rigged Chauncey Billups poker game 2 years before coach's arrest - Yahoo Sports
Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis
It's kind of ridiculous to think that any professional athlete who is already making millions, or tens of millions, a year could possibly be bribed into committing multiple felonies, risking his career, and betraying his team.
It's kind of a meme among sports gamblers that this "must be" happening, but I really, really doubt it. Any player who is good enough to affect the outcome of a game OR has enough scoring opportunities to exceed or fall short of a given number is already making wheelbarrows of cash. How could any gambler or gambling syndicate pay him enough to risk it?
1) Many of them are dumb and somehow blow through their $. I know it seems crazy but it is true. It doesn't help when you have 8-9 guys of your posse living off of you.
2) Again, many of them are really dumb.
Originally posted by: Jerry Ice 33
1) Many of them are dumb and somehow blow through their $. I know it seems crazy but it is true. It doesn't help when you have 8-9 guys of your posse living off of you.
2) Again, many of them are really dumb.
Well, that would certainly be a plausible explanation...but didn't most of them graduate from college?
Still, I suppose having a giant wad of cash doesn't mean you won't blow through it...look at what so many lottery winners are like after a couple of years.
I know of some professional athletes who did manage to piss away their paychecks, but then were smart enough to climb aboard the endorsement wagon. This is Charles Barkley for Depends!
Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis
Well, that would certainly be a plausible explanation...but didn't most of them graduate from college?
Still, I suppose having a giant wad of cash doesn't mean you won't blow through it...look at what so many lottery winners are like after a couple of years.
I know of some professional athletes who did manage to piss away their paychecks, but then were smart enough to climb aboard the endorsement wagon. This is Charles Barkley for Depends!
Most did not actually graduate from college. Most NBA guys are one and done'rs. And that one year "of college" is anything but that.
Originally posted by: Matt Roberts
I like to bet on sports. But I wonder if player props should be outlawed. They could still fix games, but it's a lot harder than fixing one player's performance.
I think you're on to something with this; it's starting to expose how an individual player can profit from their in-game performance. Here's a new charge in Major League Baseball.
‘Betrayed America’s pastime’: MLB pitchers indicted in alleged sports gambling scheme
I wonder if this will make players realize they can easily get caught for these actions, or if player props need to be changed.
