The NYT has the story of the latest sports-gambling scandal in which several NBA players and veterans were arrested for giving gamblers information that certain players could be expected to underperform.
NBA gambling indictments By Mike Vorkunov
" The alleged betting scheme feasted on and weaponized what law enforcement officials called non-public information about who wasn’t playing in future games. Several games were bet on because bettors found out that players would sit out for tanking teams trying to better position themselves for the league’s draft lottery. This is something the NBA has paid some attention to in the past, but now, it will have to be extremely strict about it. Injury reports have always been important to gamblers, but the indictments show how they can be used and potentially criminalized.
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"There is a throughline to the Jontay Porter case from last year. Some of the same people were indicted today and named in the court filings that were arrested and named in the case related to Porter. That case also led to an FBI investigation into college basketball and game manipulation.
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And by coincidence, here's a timely New Yorker cartoon:
Cartoon by Brendan Loper October 7, 2025
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