Brian Tuohy

Larceny Games

Sports Gambling, Game Fixing and the FBI

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

With FBI files as evidence, Larceny Games unveils the names of players, coaches, owners, and referees who fixed games.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Feral House
• Seitenzahl: 383
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 141mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 451g
• ISBN-13: 9781936239771
• ISBN-10: 1936239779
• Artikelnr.: 37224678

Autorenporträt

Brian Tuohy is considered to be America’s leading expert on game fixing in sports. While Larceny Games discusses game fixing from a sports gambling aspect, his previous book The Fix Is In: The Showbiz Manipulations of the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and NASCAR examined how the professional leagues influence the outcome of their own games for TV ratings and profit. He has appeared as a guest on over 100 radio programs throughout the United States and Canada and has spoken at Florida State University, Columbia College in Chicago, and at the 2012 AEJMC National Conference.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Introduction
The Saga of Tim Donaghy
So You Want to be a Professional Sports Gambler
A Good Defense
Boxing
International Game Fixing
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Works Cited
About the Author