By Luc Cohen
NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters) - Former National Basketball ******* ociation players Malik Beasley and Ed Davis have been indicted on gambling-related charges, U.S. prosecutors said on Monday, joining other professional athletes charged with rigging bets on player performance.
• The charges followed a string of cases that have raised concerns about the integrity of sports, amid an explosion of legalized sports betting in the U.S.
• Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said that prior to three separate games in 2024, Beasley told Davis that he intended to overperform or underperform in certain statistical categories such as points or rebounding in exchange for the promise of a bribe.
• Davis then told several co-conspirators of Beasley's plans, to allow them to place hundreds of thousands of dollars in wagers, many of which were successful, prosecutors said. The co-conspirators were also charged.
NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters) - Former National Basketball ******* ociation players Malik Beasley and Ed Davis have been indicted on gambling-related charges, U.S. prosecutors said on Monday, joining other professional athletes charged with rigging bets on player performance.
• The charges followed a string of cases that have raised concerns about the integrity of sports, amid an explosion of legalized sports betting in the U.S.
• Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said that prior to three separate games in 2024, Beasley told Davis that he intended to overperform or underperform in certain statistical categories such as points or rebounding in exchange for the promise of a bribe.
• Davis then told several co-conspirators of Beasley's plans, to allow them to place hundreds of thousands of dollars in wagers, many of which were successful, prosecutors said. The co-conspirators were also charged.
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