... still winning, that it is alright. These misconceptions have led to some of the most infamous cases of gambling on sports of all time. Shoeless Joe Jackson played for the Chicago White Sox in 1919. That year his team reached the World Series and lost five games to three. It was ... of money. Though no actual evidence was found against Jackson, he received a lifetime ban from baseball, based on being "guilty by association". ("Official Statement Regarding Joe Jackson" 1) Jackson was tried in two different courts, and both times he was found innocent. Nonetheless, he received a ban that ha...

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