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ESPN has confirmed that Cardinals defensive back Josh Shaw indeed bet on his own team. It's the nightmare scenario for legalized sports betting in the US.
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For nearly two decades offshore sportsbooks have worked quietly out of the spotlight to assist authorities in identifying the rare improprieties that included everything from a college betting scandal (SBG Global) to a murderous degenerate gambler profiled on Forensic Files. The Greek (Olympic Sports) assisted authorities with that case.
But with sports betting now legalized in the US, the exposure is that much greater.
David Purdum of ESPN writes:
Shaw, who has been on injured reserve since August and has not played since signing with the Cardinals in March, made the parlay bet on Sunday, Nov. 10, at a Caesars sportsbook in Las Vegas, according to the sources. The bet was on the second halves of three Week 10 games, the sources said, and included the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who were leading the Cardinals 17-13 at halftime. The Buccaneers were 1-point favorites for the second half. They failed to cover the second-half spread but went on to defeat the Cardinals 30-27. Shaw's bet lost, according to the sources.
The NFL announced Friday that Shaw is suspended through at least the 2020 season for betting on NFL games on multiple occasions.
The NFL declined to comment on specifics of the wagers, with a league spokesman saying that neither the type of bet nor the games involved matter in terms of the league's gambling policy.
"If you work in the NFL in any capacity, you may not bet on NFL football," commissioner Roger Goodell said in the release announcing the suspension.
- Jagajeet Chiba, Gambling911.com
