US prosecutors indicted 26 people in a college basketball match-fixing case, reportedly including Shane Hennen and Marves Fairley. Prosecutors allege the pair recruited players to underperform and place bets on games; the indictment says they attempted to fix at least 21 games in February and March 2024.
The allegations concern efforts to corrupt college games and betting markets through player inducements.
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Reportedly, a Global Gaming Expo panel examined AI and match-fixing detection. Moderator Susan Bala, co-founder of AdvancedCompliance Technology, put annual US sports wagering at $168bn.
A panel at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) examined the use of artificial intelligence in detecting match-fixing, with moderator Susan Bala, co-founder of AdvancedCompliance Technology (ACT), opening the discussion. Bala said $168bn is bet on sports annually in the United States and that the global figure is close to $5tn.
Former Prospect Park councilman Anand Shah pleaded guilty to racketeering, money laundering and official misconduct tied to an illegal gambling operation across three New Jersey counties. Prosecutors recommended a 10-year prison sentence; the source says Shah was barred from holding public office and had resigned the previous Friday.
George Zappola, Joseph Perna and John Perna pleaded guilty in New Jersey on 25 June to racketeering charges linked to an alleged gambling enterprise, prosecutors said. Each faces a recommended seven-year state prison term under the plea agreements; sentencing has not been scheduled.
Federal prosecutors say Yevgeni Gershman has agreed to plead guilty to charges including conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business in a case tied to poker games at Gilbert Arenas’ Encino mansion. The indictment alleges the games ran from September 2021 to July 2022; Arenas denies the charges against him, and his trial is scheduled for May.
Federal prosecutors said 12 of 31 defendants in a case involving rigged poker games and illegal sports betting are preparing to enter plea agreements in the coming days. Nine others are still discussing possible agreements to reduce charges; the defendants include former NBA players Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones, who have pleaded not guilty.