What a shocker. Underground sports gambling rings are often associated with the mafia. Ok, maybe it’s not such a surprise. Location in this story is Atlantic City in New Jersey, home state of Tony Soprano in the hit HBO show The Sopranos. The casino sting operation 23 people have been charged with taking part in [...]
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NBA Cracks Down on Gambling Referees
The NBA seems to have referees that like gambling. But the NBA commish isn’t going to punish them for it. He’s going to change the rules. National Basketball Association commissioner David Stern has discovered that a large percentage of professional basketball referees have violated their no-gambling rule. The NBA had an absolute ban on gambling [...]
