Point shaving
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point-shaving-164-14730430
title:
Point shaving
text:
In organized sports, point shaving is a type of match fixing where the perpetrators try to change the final score of a game without changing who wins. This is typically done by players colluding with gamblers to prevent a team from covering a published point spread, where gamblers bet on the margin of victory. The practice of shaving points is illegal in some countries, and stiff penalties are imposed for those caught and convicted, including jail time. A point-shaving scheme generally involves
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Type of match fixing in sports
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_shaving
date created:
2004-05-25T03:15:15Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T01:00:56Z
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