The NBA gambling scandal that was announced Thursday may have been shocking to some, but at this point, the only thing shocking is that it hasn’t happened a lot more.

Gambling has been a part of the fabric of sports almost since cavemen began wrestling some 15,000 years ago. And back then, they didn’t have apps on their phones and computers that made it this easy to bet on sports.

I would be willing to bet (pun intended) at that those first matches, guys were betting jewelry, spear heads and fish hooks on who they thought was going to be the winner. And heck, it probably only took about three, maybe four, matches before a wrestler, deep in debt, figured out he could get out quickly by throwing the match.

Those cave dwellers also drew some pictures of guys running against each other and

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