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Why prop bets are ruining sports

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Player prop bets on display at a sportsbook. Another week, another sports betting scandal. It’s never been this easy for a player to fix the outcome of a bet. The onset of proposition or “prop” bets, in which gamblers can place wagers on specific outcomes in a game, has opened a Pandora’s box for athletic integrity. This month, the NCAA announced that a ring of college athletes had manipulated their performance in games to aid bettors and permanently revoked their eligibility. In October, the NBA faced its own seismic gambling indictments, more alleged prop rigging, complete with conn...

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