Sean Patrick Griffin
Gaming the Game
Enter the world of illegal gambling.
VIDEO
2:17
Black Brothers, Inc. Movie1:35
The Scandal3:26
Consequences1:26
White Collar Criminals3:00
College Sports Gambling1:01
Game Changer1:44
Life of a Gambler1:52
Motives4:41
Red Flags2:10
Reception2:55
Batista’s Story Web Exclusive4:04
Personal Foul Web Exclusive2:38
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DISCUSSION
Regulations
What regulations would help prevent illegal sports gambling in the future?
ABOUT THE EPISODE
Sean Patrick Griffin is an associate professor of criminal justice at Penn State Abington and a critically acclaimed author. He discusses his latest book, Gaming the Game, which provides an in-depth look at the 2007 National Basketball Association (NBA) betting scandal and explores the link between big-time sports gambling and organized crime.
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ABOUT THE GUEST
Sean Patrick Griffin, associate professor of criminal justice at Penn State Abington, is the author of two books on African-American organized crime including Black Brothers Inc., The Violent Rise and Fall of Philadelphia’s Black Mafia from which BET based an episode of its “American Gangster” series. The book has also been optioned to be made into at least one motion picture by Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way Productions for Warner Brothers Studios.
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More About Griffin
More About the 2007 NBA Betting Scandal
PENN STATE CONNECTION
WHERE TO WATCH
WPSU
Thursday, July 14 at 9:00pm
Big Ten Network
Monday, June 18 at 12:00pm and 3:00am
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