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With a father who held a doctorate in theoretical probability and was a university professor at UCLA, Chris Ferguson was exposed to the mathematics of games of chance at a very early age. Apparently, he was playing poker at only 10 years old. As the years passed, he made good use of the new internet by practising online against other players. Not only did he gain the skills necessary to conquer the World Series of Poker and be named Player of the Year, but he also built up a loyal following.

Every gambler needs to believe that they are playing on a level playing field. That the odds are the same for all players. With huge sums of cash changing hands during betting games, especially with sports betting, then it's no surprise that some might be tempted to cheat. And it's so much easier to do this from within the sports/casino companies themselves, out of the sight of the bettors themselves. Over history, there have been a number of famous cases where the perps were caught out.