ByMartina Di Licosa,
Forbes Staff.
Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia have charged dozens of bettors and players in an alleged scheme to fix NCAA and Chinese professional basketball games that allegedly spanned years and involved millions in illicit bets, according to court records unsealed Thursday and reviewed by the Associated Press.
Authorities say gamblers recruited 39 players on more than 17 Division 1 teams to underperform, placing bets worth hundreds of thousands of dollars and wagering millions across at least 29 games.
Former Chicago Bulls player Antonio Blakeney is accused of taking a $200,000 bribe while playing in China and later helping recruit Division I college players from multiple schools into similar schemes.
