College Basketball Point-Shaving Scandal Dominates Talk at ICE Barcelona

iGaming Business · 13h ago

Executives at this year's ICE Barcelona conference, one of the gambling industry's biggest annual gatherings, spent considerable time discussing the fallout from a US federal indictment accusing dozens of current and former college basketball players of fixing games for bettors. Prosecutors allege the scheme touched at least 29 games across 17 mostly mid-major programs between 2022 and early 2025, with players allegedly paid thousands of dollars per game to underperform. The case has intensified calls in Congress and across the betting industry for stronger safeguards against prop-bet-driven match manipulation.