I just watched an episode of "Outside the Lines" on espn. The topic was a football gambling scandal in South Florida. Youth football. Kids 5-15 years old. Here's a link to the story. It's insane. Allegedly some games had tens of thousands of dollars riding on them.I can't even begin to fathom all the crazy things that must have gone on. College student volunteer refs being threatened. Parents telling their kids to try to lose. Eight year-olds being offered money to throw games. The possibilities are endless. I'm shocked I hadn't heard of this earlier. It was first reported on the show back in May of 2011. How is it not front page news?
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