If you are a sports fan, you are probably slightly obsessed with the Tim Donaghy case. Donaghy was one of the highest ranked referees in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was also a gambling addict. For four years, he worked with illegal gamblers and bookmakers betting on his own games. The betting industry either … Continue reading The NBA Gamble
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Red Mafia & Black Mafia: Asian Police-Political Theater and Sports Gambling
There are two events occurring in Asia that show the close links between organized crime and top government officials. The first is in Hong Kong. The territory – nominally, an independent part of China under the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ agreement hammered out with the departing Brits in 1997, is in the grip of a … Continue reading Red Mafia & Black Mafia: Asian Police-Political Theater and Sports Gambling
