Philadelphia Charges 26 in Multi-League College Hoops Betting Fix
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Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia charged 26 people in a scheme to fix bets on college basketball and Chinese Basketball Association games, recruiting NCAA players to ensure teams didn’t cover point spreads; the 70-page indictment portrays a grueling, methodical path to rigging a team sport.
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