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This is a long article about a sports gambling scandal that involves alleged point shaving by a professional gambler named Shane Hennen. - https://www.si.com/college-basketbal...ege-basketball
This Sports Illustrated article by Michael Rosenberg and Pat Forde claim it is:
"what appears to be one of the most pervasive point-shaving scandals in North American sports history"
“U.S. Attorney Carolyn Pokorny of the Eastern District of New York vouched for "substantial evidence” that Hennen was involved in “illicit financial transactions and fraudulent sports wagers totaling millions of dollars,” resulting “in potentially millions of dollars’ worth of illicit profits and money-laundering transactions.”
The U.S. Attorney’s office letter says, “the proof of his guilt is overwhelming,” and includes “witnesses, phone records, financial records and betting records.” The government has not released most of that evidence.
The government says “numerous” Hennen schemes were “fraudulent.”
And it also involves college games-
Sources familiar with elements of the federal and NCAA inquiries tell SIthat authorities are investigating potential links between the same gambling ring and wagering on at least nine college games across last season and this season. Investigators have flagged unusual wagering on games involving at least five college teams—and they are prepared for that number to increase.
Several gamblers have already been arrested and charged, and investigators are continuing to look into who else was involved, including possibly players who were "point shaving"....
Hennen bet heavily on point spreads of college games. One of the games that Hennen cashed in big on was a game between Drake and Murray State last year.
Hennen posted a number of these large bets on his Instagram account....
In February 2024, Hennen recorded a video of himself in a casino sportsbook...
He tilted the camera toward his left hand, which held a $75,000 betting slip for Drake to cover a 9.5-point spread against Murray State.
Drake jumped out to a 22-point first-half lead and won by 23. After the game, Hennen posted the betting slip on Instagram—but this time, he posted the dollar amount and blocked out the game he wagered on.
Curious does not necessarily mean criminal. SI did not obtain any information indicating the aforementioned games were rigged. (If Hennen did rig any of those games, the culprit would presumably be a compromised player or players on the team he bet against.)
This Sports Illustrated article by Michael Rosenberg and Pat Forde claim it is:
"what appears to be one of the most pervasive point-shaving scandals in North American sports history"
“U.S. Attorney Carolyn Pokorny of the Eastern District of New York vouched for "substantial evidence” that Hennen was involved in “illicit financial transactions and fraudulent sports wagers totaling millions of dollars,” resulting “in potentially millions of dollars’ worth of illicit profits and money-laundering transactions.”
The U.S. Attorney’s office letter says, “the proof of his guilt is overwhelming,” and includes “witnesses, phone records, financial records and betting records.” The government has not released most of that evidence.
The government says “numerous” Hennen schemes were “fraudulent.”
And it also involves college games-
Sources familiar with elements of the federal and NCAA inquiries tell SIthat authorities are investigating potential links between the same gambling ring and wagering on at least nine college games across last season and this season. Investigators have flagged unusual wagering on games involving at least five college teams—and they are prepared for that number to increase.
Several gamblers have already been arrested and charged, and investigators are continuing to look into who else was involved, including possibly players who were "point shaving"....
Hennen bet heavily on point spreads of college games. One of the games that Hennen cashed in big on was a game between Drake and Murray State last year.
Hennen posted a number of these large bets on his Instagram account....
In February 2024, Hennen recorded a video of himself in a casino sportsbook...
He tilted the camera toward his left hand, which held a $75,000 betting slip for Drake to cover a 9.5-point spread against Murray State.
Drake jumped out to a 22-point first-half lead and won by 23. After the game, Hennen posted the betting slip on Instagram—but this time, he posted the dollar amount and blocked out the game he wagered on.
Curious does not necessarily mean criminal. SI did not obtain any information indicating the aforementioned games were rigged. (If Hennen did rig any of those games, the culprit would presumably be a compromised player or players on the team he bet against.)
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