4 d. ago First Turkish footballers in betting scandal named including two of Tammy Abraham’s Besiktas team

TWO team-mates of former England striker Tammy Abraham have been suspended in a betting scandal involving hundreds of players that has that has rocked Turkish football. In a remarkable move, Turkish authorities announced they had suspended 1,042 players including 27 across 14 clubs in the top flight Super Lig. The two lowest national leagues have...

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4 d. ago Galatasaray star among 1,024 players suspended in Turkish football betting scandal

Galatasaray defender Ern Elmali is among those to have been suspended

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4 d. ago 1,024 footballers suspended in 'purge on filth' betting scandal and police probe

More than 1,000 footballers have been suspended in an ongoing investigation into a massive betting scandal involving alleged gambling on games

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4 d. ago Turkish authorities arrest eight people and suspend 1,024 players in betting scandal

Turkish football rocked by investigations into alleged widespread betting by referees and players on games

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4 d. ago Over 1000 footballers BANNED amid huge police probe into massive betting scandal

Turkish football is in a “moral crisis” according to its president, after a betting scandal saw over 1000 players suspended whilst a number of officials could also be in hot water

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4 d. ago Turkey FA bans 1,024 players as stunning betting scandal rocks country after 149 referees and officials also suspended

OVER 1,000 players have been suspended by the Turkish Football Federation in a massive betting probe. The TFF has slapped bans on a staggering 1,024 players as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged bets placed on football matches. This number includes 27 players from Turkey's top flight, with all of them referred to the...

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5 d. ago MLB, sportsbooks cap bets on individual pitches in response to pitch rigging scandal

Major League Baseball said its authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude them from parlays, a day after two Cleveland Guardians were indicted and accused of rigging pitches at the behest of gamblers

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6 d. ago US sports betting crisis grows as MLB’s Clase and Ortiz indicted over alleged rigged pitches

Pair could face 65 years in prison if found guiltyNBA also caught up in its own gambling scandalThe betting crisis in US sports has spread further after Cleveland Guardians players Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were indicted over an alleged scheme to rig pitches during games.Bettors in the US can gamble on whether individual pitches will be balls or strikes. Prosecutors allege claim that Ortiz was paid $5,000 for throwing an intentional ball during a game on 15 June. His teammate Clase, a three-time All-Star, is alleged to have been given $5,000 for facilitating the rigged pitch. Prosecutors claim the pair did so again in a game on 27 June, receiving $7,000 each. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Turkish football in chaos as 17 referees arrested in betting scandal

The president of the Turkish Football Federation has described the situation as a ‘moral crisis’

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9 d. ago Turkish prosecutors issue detention warrants in soccer betting scandal

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 21 people, including 17 referees and a top-flight soccer club president, in a betting scandal investigation

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1 week ago Dana White says UFC consulted with FBI over suspicious betting activity

UFC contacts FBI over suspicious wagersDulgarian released after UFC Vegas 110 lossCaesars refunds bets amid integrity probeWith the UFC potentially facing its second betting scandal in the past three years, CEO Dana White told TMZ on Tuesday that the promotion is in close contact with the FBI after heavily favored featherweight Isaac Dulgarian lost on Saturday at UFC Vegas 110.Confirming reports from Uncrowned and Yahoo Sports, White said IC360, UFC’s betting integrity partner, alerted the UFC hours before Dulgarian’s featherweight fight against Yadier del Valle that the underdog was drawing plenty of betting action to win along with first-round prop bets. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Mafia mobster embroiled in NBA gambling scandal is refused $5m bail amid fears for witness' safety

A mobster with ties to the Gambino crime family - the syndicate involved in a wide-ranging NBA-tied rigged-betting scandal - has been denied bail over concerns of his past criminal behavior.

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3 w. ago A deep dive into the NBA sports betting scandal, by AP reporters

Professional basketball was stunned this week as one popular NBA Hall of Famer and head coach, a current player and a former player were arrested by federal authorities on illegal gambling charges

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3 w. ago NBA podcaster Zach Lowe warns that ‘prop bets are an absolute menace’ right after touting them in FanDuel ad spot

‘Everyone is in bed with the sports betting companies We’re all complicit,’ Zach Lowe acknowledged on his podcast.

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3 w. ago Mafia returns to center stage in NBA betting scandal that included rigged poker games

Decades after a crackdown by prosecutors decimated the ranks of the New York Mafia, the indictment of an NBA coach, a player and nearly three dozen others in a betting scandal highlights the mob’s persistence and adaptability

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3 w. ago NBA gambling scandal shines harsh light on US sports’ embrace of betting

Two sweeping federal indictments have implicated big names in basketball and raised uncomfortable questions about who benefits from legalized gamblingThe NBA gambling scandal is the biggest story of the year in US sports, a culmination of the years-long embrace between professional leagues and the multibillion-dollar gambling industry that has now crossed the line from synergy into scandal.In two sweeping federal indictments unsealed in Brooklyn on Thursday, prosecutors charged more than 30 people – including the Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and former NBA player and assistant Damon Jones – with schemes that turned inside information and rigged card games into engines of profit for organized crime. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Next Hall of Fame player arrested for illegal gambling’: Wagering site takes prop bets over NBA Mafia scandal

More than 31 people were arrested across two indictments following a sprawling FBI investigation

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3 w. ago Shaq weighs in on NBA betting scandal after 34 arrests: ‘You’re making $9m

Basketball legend expresses dismay over criminal allegations and reminds his fellow pros: ‘There’s an old saying in the ‘hood: All money ain’t good money’

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3 w. ago ‘Quarterbacks,’ ‘face cards’ and spy tech: How the Mafia allegedly teamed up with NBA stars to rip off high

Feds say star basketball players lured victims to rigged poker games enforced by New York mobsters

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3 w. ago Sport’s biggest betting scandals: From Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter to Phil Mickelson, Ivan Toney and more

Betting scandals have been a concern for professional sports leagues for as long as they’ve existed

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