Fantasy football site employee fired over cheating scandal
An unnamed employee was recently fired for allegedly rigging the National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC) post-season online Texas Hold'em game.
According to ESPN , the worker is accused of making changes that would benefit a competitor after the game started.
The NFFC launched an investigation after learning of the scandal.
We successfully uncovered post-deadline action at an NFFC post-season Texas Hold'em game, which was identified and quickly acknowledged, allowing SportsHub to take immediate action to resolve the issue without impact on the outcome of the game. Contest. “ESPN quoted NFFC founder Greg Ambrosius.
NFFC is operated by parent company SportsHub.
In addition to firing the employee, the unnamed competitor was banned from further online gaming.
According to the New York Post, the lineup was changed and a touchdown player was used. The player was reportedly traded during the Wild Card and Divisional Rounds of the playoffs, according to ESPN. He traded Miami Dolphins running back Raheem Mostert to Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones.
He also traded Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice for Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
Was the change unexpected?
Initially, the employee claimed he accidentally made the change manually. But the company said that explanation made no sense.
One of the participants, Pete Overzet, stated that a group of participants discovered the irregularities in the game.
"If you're not completely familiar with how the game works, you don't notice it," Overzeit told ESPN. "I think it's incredibly damaging to the fantasy industry... We live in an age where people want to resort to conspiracy theories. Now you not only know it can happen, but it does happen. I think it's It spreads seeds of distrust."
Workers’ lives were ruined
Ambrosius told NBC News he texted the fired workers.
His life was ruined. His dream job disappeared. He failed everyone," Ambrosius added. "He abandoned his children, whom he loved more than anything in the world. He abandoned his high school wife. "
"We all loved him and we all wanted to help him," Ambrosius said of the former employee.
Ambrosius revealed: "He was so ashamed of what he had done and he was so embarrassed that he couldn't talk to me."
The contest resulted in a first prize of $150,000. A total of 1,521 participants participated.
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