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It has become the backbone of the most popular, and profitable, wagers—the single most efficient means of turning a sports fan into a profit engine for betting companies.

A couple wagers time, hope and $300,000 on a quest for children.

Thousands of dollars in fraudulent wagers the Department of Justice says were transacted as part of a scheme in which two pitchers for the Cleveland Guardians allegedly rigged pitches.

The cash flows of Mike Burry’s credit default swaps replicated the cash flows of the triple-B-rated subprime mortgage bond that he wagered against.

Prosecutors allege that the scheme drew hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal wagers.