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GAMBLING | Scandal in '51 still resonates in Big Apple

Abstract:
In the tunnel that leads to the Carrier Dome football field there's a photo of an athlete with a miserable expression on his face. A bunch of microphones are plunked before him as he confronts reporters, telling them the penalty he must accept after it was discovered he gambled on sports....

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Jon64

posted 3/28/07 @ 8:53 AM EST

I am not an expert on the 1951 scandals (I was in the third grade) but my impression is that the players were guilty of "shaving" points i.e. reducing the margin of victory and thereby altering what really concerned gamblers, a game's "point spread.") They received payoffs from gamblers for their efforts (or lack of effort). I don't recall that any players actually placing bets was a major issue in the scandal.

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