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Re:A police officer took down the largest match-fixing ring ... by freeopinion on Saturday September 09, 2023 @03:11PM (#37449199)
Let's say we have a game with time running out and the winning team has the ball. They can take a knee and win by 10 or they can kick a field goal and win by 13. They can dribble out the last 7 seconds and win by 8 or they can shoot a 3 and try to win by 11.

If they are good sports and just kill the clock, is that fraud? If somebody pays them to kill the clock and not cover the spread, is that fraud?

Is risk of somebody manipulating the outcome like this just part of what makes it a gamble?

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Re:A police officer took down the largest match-fixing ring ... by smogcutter on Saturday September 09, 2023 @04:55PM (#37450184)
> If somebody pays them to kill the clock and not cover the spread, is that fraud?

Yes. It’s called point shaving and it is fraud.

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Re:A police officer took down the largest match-fixing ring ... by Noumenon72 on Saturday September 09, 2023 @09:03PM (#37451919)
It was pretty confusing that you switched to a second example and second sport mid-paragraph without saying so or switching pronouns. It sounded like the team had four options for its final point total until the end makes you ask, what kind of sport has both field goals and shoot a 3?
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