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Sports Betting History

History of Sports Betting: Game Fixing and Point Shaving – Part 2

by richallen

The ESPN columnist, Bill Simmons, found several examples of very poor officiating in big games throughout the hisotry of sports betting. There are several examples throughout the history of sports betting including a 2000 game between the Knicks and Heat where a very key phantom call down the stretch.  Knicks Forward Latrell Sprewell was awarded [...]

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History of Sports Betting: Game Fixing and Point Shaving – Part 1

by richallen

Like most industries, the sporting world hasn’t been exempt from cheating scandals.  Its just so easy for a person with the potential of influencing a game to affect an outcome.  The temptation for players to cheat or shave points is something you should be paying attention to.  If there are rumors online and you see [...]

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History of Sports Betting: The Future Just Got Easier

by richallen

The Internet has made the world a smaller place and in many ways it has democratized the world.  In our “History of Sports Betting Section” we chronicled its meteoric rise in the 1920s as the public became fascinated with Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey and Red Grange.  The public agreed to trade fair odds with the [...]

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History of Sports Betting: Part 2

by richallen

While gambling was now perhaps seen by some as a more harmful hobby, betting on games didn’t subside, it grew dramatically. The roaring 20’s brought in the boxing era of Jack Dempsey, Babe Ruth on the baseball diamond and Red Grange on the football field. Dempsey was so popular that the day after he fought [...]

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History of Sports Betting: Part 1

by richallen

Stock car driver Richard Petty authored the quote: “Do you know the date of the first auto race? – the day they built a 2nd car.”  Well, in that vain, we can gain some insight into the first episodes of the history of sports betting; it’s likely that cavemen were wagering nuts and berries on [...]

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