Recent reports that a number of current and former NBA players were allegedly faking injuries and trading inside information with crooked gamblers has left sports fans and media reeling. It’s the latest in what has been an increasing number of scandals involving American athletes and gamblers that have come to light since the Supreme Court paved the way for states to regulate sports gambling seven years ago. These scandals have brought about renewed calls for reform and even prohibition.

When athletes are caught cheating, a number of familiar examples are often brought up. There’s the infamous 1919 World Series, the so-called “Black Sox” scandal, where players were paid off to throw the series. There’s the 1978 Boston College point-shaving scandal, where student athletes were paid

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