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“… The EDPA investigation dovetails with the Eastern District of New York’s inquiry centering on the gambling ring that was involved with former NBA player Jontay Porter, sources say. The EDNY office also is investigating unusual gambling activity on current NBA player Malik Beasley’s performances during the 2023–24 season, according to the player’s attorney, Steve Haney. “An investigation is not a charge,” Haney told SIin June. “He has not been charged.”

SI reported in February that authorities are looking into links between the ring that has been charged in the Porter case and wagering on at least nine college games across the last two seasons. Gambling monitoring services flagged unusual wagers on games involving at least five college teams—and investigators have been prepared for that number to increase. The NCAA also is performing its own investigations of a number of programs, with infractions cases or eligibility inquiries involving players at New Orleans, Eastern Michigan, Mississippi Valley State and Temple. …”
It's so sad that, when we opened up sports betting in America, we didn't heed the lessons from sports betting elsewhere.

One of the most heavily betted leagues in European football was the Finnish second division. There was a reason for that
 
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