Pablo Torre Finds Out Co-Conspirator 1: We Investigated the NBA Betting Scandal's "Original Sin"
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Feb 26, 2026 Amin Elhassan, sports commentator and curiosity correspondent, helps map the NBA betting scandal's web. Brief, sharp dives cover the unnamed co-conspirator, a China CBA game that may be the scheme's 'original sin', tangled social-media trails, Venmo payments, and how influencers and recruiters allegedly turned small bets into a sprawling gambling operation.
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Vizino Locks Flaunted Wins On Social Media
- Marvis Fairley and Shane Hennon branded their operation Vizzino Locks and openly celebrated big wins on social media.
- The hosts replayed Vizino video trailers showing stacks of cash, betting slips, and a party-bus LLC formed in Sept 2022.
Group Chat Turned Information Into Currency
- The Jonte Porter group chat served as a distribution channel for inside info, with NBA player Jonte Porter banned and others, like Terry Rozier, implicated.
- DOJ alleges Porter provided confidential info that fed the betting network.
Peso Sold Rozier's Exit Plan For Cash
- De Niro Laster (Peso) is a childhood friend of Terry Rozier and allegedly sold Rozier's plan to exit a March 23, 2023 Hornets game.
- DOJ says Laster received roughly $100,000 in expected fraudulent gambling winnings as kickback.