If I had entered this contest, I would have been very angry…
An employee of SportsHub Games Network was sentenced to prison this week after an investigation found that he engaged in blatant cheating in a fantasy football contest run by the company with a prize of $150,000. Ta. ESPN.
The National Fantasy Football Championship is a fantasy format featuring NFL postseason teams. SportsHub employees were reportedly able to use internal controls to switch lineups during live games. As with all fantasy football leagues and contests, the outlet said his nomination was supposed to be locked in with games already in progress.
During the game between the Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Wild Card Round. Employee has changed According to the paper, the Fins replaced running back Raheem Mostert (33 rushing yards) from the Green Bay Packers in place of Aaron Jones (118 yards, 3 TDs). (Related: Patriots' Keishon Butte arrested for illegal sports betting while at LSU: Report)
The following week, he reportedly replaced Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Laci Rice with teammate tight end Travis Kelce. Kelce had 24.5 points per reception compared to 8.7 for Rice.
“Recently, with the help of reports from public sources, we were able to uncover post-deadline activity in one of the NFFC Postseason Hold’em contests, which was detected and quickly confirmed As a result, SportsHub was able to take immediate action to resolve this issue without affecting the outcome of the contest,'' NFFC Founder Greg Ambrosius said on the contest's forum. It was written on the page. roto grinder.
“As a result of an internal investigation, the employee has been terminated and the contestant has been banned from further play on our platform,” Ambrosius added.
The contest has over 1,500 participants and requires a $200 entry fee to participate.
Fantasy football site employee shockingly fired over $150,000 cheating scandal https://t.co/QiIBOfiXzR pic.twitter.com/2cLmdzWR1H
— New York Post (@nypost) January 25, 2024
Lock this guy up and throw away the key…a total travesty. As a sports gambler, this is infuriating.
