Professional and collegiate sports have historically feared one practice most heavily over anything else: gambling. The threat has been that if an athlete, official or coach became ensconced in major gambling debt, they might accept a bribe from a gambler to alter their performance. Fan confidence in
Professional and collegiate sports have historically feared onedanger above all others, gambling. The threat has been that if an athlete, official or coach became ensconced in major gambling debt, they might accept a bribe from a gambler to alter their performance. Fan confidence in sports is based on the premise that the games are played on a level playing field. Two heavily motivated teams giving peak performance playing with the same…
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