Inside the NCAA point-shaving scandal and why it was so hard to catch

Federal prosecutors say a sprawling, international point-shaving scheme corrupted NCAA Division I men’s basketball games and professional contests in China, exploiting one of the most difficult betting markets in sports to police aka point spreads.

The case, United States v. Smith et al., was unsealed on Thursday (January 14), in federal court in Philadelphia. Prosecutors say that 26 people were involved in a long-running scheme that included bribery tied to sporting events, wire fraud...