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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBreaking news: Michael J Fox arrested for insider sports betting
Breaking news: Michael J Fox arrested for insider sports bettingPosted on October 21, 2015
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Los AngelesMichael J Fox was arrested Wednesday morning in relation to insider sports betting on DraftKings.
Fox aroused suspicion after achieving a statistically-impossible, perfect record on the site under the username NoChicken.
Authorities found an unusually worn copy of a sports almanac which was just recently printed and which has markings cataloging winning bets Fox has placed since the late 80s.
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MORE ON THIS BREAKING NEWS STORY HERE: http://stubhillnews.com/2015/10/21/michael-j-fox-arrested/
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Breaking news: Michael J Fox arrested for insider sports betting (Original Post)
FourScore
Oct 2015
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ZM90
(706 posts)1. LMAO. That is fun satire.
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)2. You got me. :-)
Suich
(10,642 posts)3. Dang, me, too!
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)4. Fooled me
Quackers
(2,256 posts)5. NoChicken
Nice! Lol
bkkyosemite
(5,792 posts)6. Great Scott!
NBachers
(17,107 posts)7. So we really have been living in Biff's world.
marym625
(17,997 posts)12. Then at least the Cubs win!
Fearless
(18,421 posts)8. Ahh, I see what you did there.
wysi
(1,512 posts)9. I enjoyed that...
Thanks!
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)10. But he lost it all betting on the Cubs to win. n/t
840high
(17,196 posts)11. yep
exboyfil
(17,862 posts)13. It is sad when flying cars
hoverboards, 3D movie advertisement, power tennis shoes, personal nuclear reactors are more likely than the Cubs winning the World Series.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)16. Wasn't that Biff who did that? (nt)
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)17. LOL
Scuba
(53,475 posts)18. "... NASA astrophysicist Barry Manilow." Bwahaaaahaaaaa.
Javaman
(62,521 posts)19. LOL good one! nt
Babel_17
(5,400 posts)20. lol, got me as well (nt)