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Benny Silman of New York City is a former student turned campus bookmaker who was jailed for masterminding a point shaving scandal at Arizona State University.
Oct 6, 2021 · Benny Silman was a bookie who masterminded the point-shaving scheme in NCAA basketball in the 1990s. He pleaded guilty, served time in prison, and now lives in New York and runs a hospitality group.
Dec 11, 2018 · Accruing debt of at least $10,000 owed to ASU student and campus bookmaker Benny Silman, Smith didn’t need much persuading when an opportunity to cover his losses presented itself. “We agreed that I could repay my debt to him by fixing the basketball game,” Smith said in court documents from his plea agreement.
Jul 1, 1998 · Benny Silman, a former ASU student, was sentenced to 46 months in prison for rigging and gambling on basketball games in 1994. He admitted to bribing two players to miss shots and cooperated with prosecutors in a major sports gambling scandal.
- Isaac 'Ice' Burton Boils The Whole Point-Shaving Scandal Down
- Smith, Silman and Gagliano All Went to Prison
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"Oh man," he recalls thinking when he realized things aren't going to work out as he'd hoped. "We done f ——-d up." Indeed they had. Although Sewell offers Smith, Burton and Joseph Gagliano, who set up the scheme, plenty of time to explain themselves, and they disagree on some of the particulars, no one denies the overall crimes — or Burton's assess...
But Smith wound up owing Benny Silman, a student and a bookie at ASU, more than $10,000 in gambling debts. Working with Gagliano, an entrepreneur, they fixed a game against Oregon State. Smith didn't want the team to lose the game, he told them, but he didn't have to — ASU could win, but not by more than six points. Smith and Burton, who he enliste...
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The documentary 'Hoop Schemes' tells the story of how former ASU player Stevin 'Hedake' Smith and others fixed games to pay off gambling debts to Benny Silman, a student and a bookie. Silman was one of the masterminds behind the scheme that involved millions of dollars and led to prison time.
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Dec 18, 2018 · Benny Silman was a student and bookmaker who helped fix ASU games in 1993 to pay off his gambling debts. He pleaded guilty and served 18 months in prison, while the Sun Devils were banned from postseason play for a year.
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Oct 14, 2021 · Smith allegedly nabbed $20,000 for shaving points against Oregon State. After the season ended, Smith and Burton pled guilty to conspiracy charges, and Silman was jailed for his role in it all.
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