US Edition26 People Charged in Sports Bribery Scheme Involving US University Basketball Players
Federal prosecutors charged 26 individuals, including over a dozen NCAA basketball players, in a scheme to rig NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games for gambling profits.
- U.S. Attorney David Metcalf announced Thursday in Philadelphia that a federal investigation stretching from the Chinese Basketball Association to the NCAA has ensnared 26 people.
- Fixers began in 2023 in the CBA and then expanded into NCAA contests, prosecutors say, recruiting players to underperform for betting profits.
- The indictment states more than 39 players on more than 17 NCAA Division I teams fixed or attempted to fix over 29 games, with bribes ranging from $10,000 to $30,000 per game.
- In Philadelphia, the indictment unsealed Thursday shows a 70‑page indictment charged 20 people, including 15 former college basketball players, with bribery, wire fraud and conspiracy; prosecutors say the investigation continues.
- Amid multiplying scandals since the 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision, a Casino Guru News survey of 2,000 sports bettors found 54% say betting scandals have reduced their trust in professional sports.
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NCAA basketball players, gamblers charged for allegedly rigging games
PHILADELPHIA — An investigation into a sprawling betting scheme to rig NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games has ensnared 26 people, including more than a dozen college basketball players who tried to fix games as recently as last season, federal…
26 former NCAA players and fixers charged for rigging games
An investigation into a sprawling betting scheme to rig NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games ensnared 26 people, including more than a dozen college basketball players who tried to fix games as recently as last season, federal prosecutors said Thursday. The scheme generally revolved around fixers recruiting players with the promise of a big payment in exchange for purposefully underperforming during a game, prosecutors said. The fixers …
NCAA basketball players and gamblers charged for allegedly rigging games
An investigation into a sprawling betting scheme to rig NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games has ensnared 26 people, including more than a dozen college basketball players who tried to fix games as recently as last season, federal prosecutors said Thursday. The scheme generally revolved around gamblers who placed bets…
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A scheme to rig college basketball games has been uncovered. Here's what we know
A federal investigation into a sprawling betting scheme to fix basketball games stretched from the Chinese Basketball Association to the NCAA and ensnared 26 people, including college basketball players.
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