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		nradov on Aug 22, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Make sports betting taboo again Some teams have intentionally thrown games just to get higher draft picks for the next season. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-astros-tanked-their...

privacymatters4 on Aug 22, 2024 [–]

They do/did it in e-sports too. But for video game skins they can trade for money.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Strike_match_fixing_sc...

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