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The Fix Is In The Showbiz Manipulations of the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL and NASCAR

Brian Tuohy

Professional sports in America: it's all about fair play and the goal of winning championships. At least that's the spin. But could it be a massive showbiz operation filled with greedy owners, crooked referees, and coddled players, all with the unstated goal of grabbing as much money as possible?

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It's one of several books Brian Tuohy wrote on the topic of sports and corruption, covering various scandals and controversies in professional sports.

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you can find some of it on the sportsonearth.com at least advice sports has it on their website as well

— Episode: CLASSIC: Sport Conspiracies, Part II

Episode: CLASSIC: Sport Conspiracies, Part II

It's one of several books Brian Tuohy wrote on the topic of sports and corruption, covering various scandals and controversies in professional sports.

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you can find some of it on the sportsonearth.com at least advice sports has it on their website as well

those are the three books I kind of wrote regarding the subject to sports and corruption

Episode: CLASSIC: Sports Conspiracies, Part I

It was discussed as an example of a book that explored the murky connections between sports, gambling, and organized crime, in relation to the fixing of games.

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Yeah, Brian has written extensively on the subject. He has three books a season in the abyss, The Fix is in and larceny games, all of which dive deep into the world of bookmaking organized crime where the money goes in these scenarios.

And I would like to point everybody to your website, thefixisin.net.

In the Fixisin, I believe it is, you've mentioned a couple of laws that come kind of close, right?

If you want to read more from Brian, you can check out his site at the fix is in dot net where you can see info on how to get a hold of his books. The fix is in larceny games a season in the abyss

Would you leave a multi-billion dollar business up to chance?

Episode: CLASSIC: Sport Conspiracies, Part II

It was one of Brian Tuohy's books that covered topics of sports and corruption, and was mentioned as a book worth reading for more information on the subject.

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and then we mentioned throughout the interview are great reads and they're worth your time because this guy's a really talented writer as well.

the books that Noel mentioned in the previous episode and then we mentioned throughout the interview are great reads and they're worth your time because this guy's a really talented writer as well.

we also have a season in the abyss is that correct?

Yeah, those are the three books I kind of wrote regarding the subject to sports and corruption.

Episode: CLASSIC: Sports Conspiracies, Part I

It was discussed as an example of how organized crime influences sports betting, specifically with regard to manipulating game outcomes.

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Yeah, Brian has written extensively on the subject. He has three books a season in the abyss, The fix is in and larceny games, all of which dive deep into the world of bookmaking organized crime where the money goes in these scenarios.

And I'll look at the history of corruption in sports and information about what inspired Brian to begin these investigations.

And if you want to read more from Brian, you can check out his site at the fix is in dot net where you can see info on how to get a hold of his books. The fix is in, larceny games, a season in the abyss not to be confused with the Slayer album seasons in the abyss.

Would you leave a multi-billion dollar business up to chance?

Episode: CLASSIC: Sport Conspiracies, Part II

It was one of the books discussed regarding sports and corruption, which was mentioned in relation to learning more about the phenomenon discussed in the podcast.

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You mean beside my own work? Your own work as well we have larceny games the fix is in and we also have a season in the abyss is that correct?

Episode: CLASSIC: Sports Conspiracies, Part I

It was discussed as a book that dives deep into the world of sports fixing, bookmaking, and organized crime, particularly where the money goes in such scenarios.

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Yeah, Brian has written extensively on the subject. He has three books a season in the abyss, The Fix Is In and Larceny Games, all of which dive deep into the world of bookmaking organized crime where the money goes in these scenarios.

And in your book Larceny Games when you're talking about sort of the history of betting and gambling on sports and how at its heart it is a simple prospect of making a 50-50 bet where you're saying like I think it's going to be this one and I'm putting all my eggs in that basket and I'm either going to win or I'm going to lose.

And in the Fixisin, I believe it is, you've mentioned a couple of laws that come kind of close, right? Like the Quiz Show Law or the Sports Bribary Act of 1964.

And if you want to read more from Brian, you can check out his site at the fix is in dot net where you can see info on how to get a hold of his books. The fix is in larceny games a season in the abyss.

Would you leave a multi-billion dollar business up to chance?

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