New and Dormant Betting Accounts Used By Gambling Syndicate
An investigation into possible point shaving of college basketball games reveals how new and previously dormant betting accounts are spotted suddenly making big bets on the targeted games.
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“Although the underlying suspicious activity is, of course, concerning, we are proud to be a part of a group of invested stakeholders diligently collaborating to combat bad actors in sport,” an IC360 spokesperson told ESPN.com. “We’re optimistic these efforts will yield positive results as we approach college basketball season.”
ESPN obtained documents pertaining to an investigation into possible point shaving in college basketball. Both the NCAA and FBI are conducting the probe.
At least nine sportsbooks in 13 states and one Canadian province detected unusual betting activity.
Per the report, documents obtained by ESPN via a public records request include details regarding “the behavior of an alleged gambling syndicate” and college basketball games played between December 1, 2024, and the middle of January 2025.
One of the sportsbooks reportedly mentions Mississippi-based sports handicapper Marves Fairley as being part of the gambling ring.
SI.com has previously reported on a possible connection between Fairley and a college basketball point shaving scheme that ensnared former NBA player Jontay Porter.
From the SI.com report in February:
Three sources familiar with elements of the federal investigation say one name has come up as a possible co-conspirator: Marves Fairley of Mississippi. He has not been charged in the scheme. Authorities have not publicly named him as a suspect. But on March 29, 2023—six days after Rozier played briefly in the game that is under investigation—Hennen posted a picture of himself with Fairley in the front row of a Mavericks-76ers game in Philadelphia. In the caption, Hennen called him “my partner.” In state court records, Mississippi has called him “a habitual criminal.”
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