Bench 04 · Casino record
Scandals
Scandals show where the rules failed. We document cheating cases and fixed events with the record in hand and the drama left out.
- Reports on file
- 6
- Latest filed
- Filed most by
- The SonicBet Desk (6)
Filed under Scandals
Newest first. A report can sit under more than one game type, so its chip shows the game type it was filed under first.
| No. | Report | Game type | Filed by | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 170 |  The Tim Donaghy NBA Referee Betting Scandal On the morning of July 20, 2007, an NBA referee walked into a federal building in San Francisco to confess his crimes. What followed was the biggest integrity scandal in professional basketball history. | NWNews | Filed by The SonicBet Desk | |
| No. 52 |  What Is Online Gambling Regulation and Why Does It Exist? Online gambling is regulated in nearly every jurisdiction. Here's why regulation exists and what it protects. | GDGuides | Filed by The SonicBet Desk | |
| No. 30 |  The Circus Circus Heist: Heather Tallchief's $2.9 Million Disappearance When Heather Tallchief vanished with $2.9 million from Circus Circus in 1992, she posed the oldest philosophical question: what does a person value more than the rules designed to contain them? | NWNews | Filed by The SonicBet Desk | |
| No. 28 | The Biker Bandit: Anthony Carleo's Bellagio Chip Heist Anthony Carleo rolled into Bellagio on a motorcycle and walked out with $1.5M in chips. The myth: he was a brilliant thief. The reality: he got caught before he even left Vegas. | CECelebrities | Filed by The SonicBet Desk | |
| No. 24 | How to Spot a Rigged Roulette Wheel (And Why Online Wheels Aren't) Physical roulette wheels can be rigged (imperfectly weighted, biased pockets, dealer coordination). Online wheels cannot be rigged in the same way because they are algorithmic. The fraud mechanisms are different. | GDGuides | Filed by The SonicBet Desk | |
| No. 6 | Calciopoli: Italy's 2006 Serie A Match-Fixing Scandal Explained Calciopoli was a massive match-fixing scandal in Italian football. It reveals how match-fixing works and why sportsbooks care about it. | GDGuides | Filed by The SonicBet Desk |