Basketball Scandal: 20 Charged in Global Bet-Rigging Scheme
Published on: Jan. 15, 2026, 11:09 p.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
Federal prosecutors charge 20 individuals, including former basketball players and sports-betting influencers, for rigging bets on college and Chinese professional basketball games. The scheme, starting in 2022, involved bribing players to underperform, leveraging insider information, and utilizing proliferated legalized sports betting platforms to evade detection.
