The National Basketball Association’s new season had a dream start on Wednesday night, Oct. 22. But within hours, it was upended by blockbuster revelations of alleged insider betting and evidence of a Mafia-backed poker ring. And the scandal is raising urgent questions about the impact of legalized sports betting on the integrity of sports, as CGTN's Owen Fairclough reports.

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