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I’m Shocked – SHOCKED! – To Find NBA Gambling Going On!

2025-10-24 News & Politics
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NBA Gambling Corruption, Political Radicalization, and Economic Pacing

Learn how organized crime infiltrated the NBA through legalized gambling corruption and analyze the acceleration of radical socialist figures within Democratic politics, threatening major elections.

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  • Federal prosecutors charged over 30 individuals in a massive NBA gambling investigation involving match-fixing and organized crime links to La Cosa Nostra.
  • Political commentary addressed the media’s tendency to platform reactionary voices while ignoring the verified anti-communist actions of powerful socialist figures.
  • Congressional gridlock over the government shutdown risks abruptly cutting crucial SNAP benefits for millions of Americans starting November 1st.
  • President Trump issued a controversial pardon for the founder of the crypto exchange Binance, who had financially supported the Trump family's crypto venture.

This report dissects the severity of the NBA scandal, contrasting the game-fixing allegations involving Terry Rosier with the rigged poker schemes linked to Chauncey Billups. It then pivots to evaluate the growing radicalization within the Democratic Party, noting Bernie Sanders’s endorsement of an AOC 2028 run and the extremist ties of candidates like Graham Platner. Finally, it covers key political friction points, including the ongoing shutdown and economic signals.

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The NBA is rocked by a massive gambling scandal; Bernie Sanders launches the AOC 2028 campaign; and the Mamdani election grows ever closer. Ep.2303 1️⃣ Join us now during our exclusive Deal of the Decade. Get everything for $7 a month. Not as fans. As fighters. Go to DailyWire.com/Subscribe to join now. 2️⃣ Finally, Friendly Fire is here! No moderator, no safe words. Now available at https://www.dailywire.com/show/friendly-fire 3️⃣ Order my new book, Lions and Scavengers: The True Story of America (and Her Critics) right now at https://dailywire.com/ben 👕 Get your Ben Shapiro merch here: https://bit.ly/3TAu2cw Today's Sponsors: Perplexity - Ask anything at https://pplx.ai/benshapiro and try out their new AI-powered web browser Comet at https://comet.perplexity.ai/ Birch Gold - Text BEN to 989898 for your free information kit. Dose - New customers can save 35% on your first month of subscription by going to https://dosedaily.co/SHAPIRO or entering SHAPIRO at checkout. USAFacts.org - Go to https://bit.ly/4aLWkL7 and sign up for their free weekly email to get clear, contextualized facts on the issues that matter. Shopify - Sign up for your $1-per-month trial and start selling today at https://Shopify.com/shapiro PureTalk - Switch to PureTalk and start saving today! Visit https://PureTalk.com/SHAPIRO 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - Gambling Scandal 8:15 - David Cone Interview 21:58 - Will AOC Run? 23:25 - Platner Controversies 27:34 - Treating Reactionaries As Conservative Thought Leaders 29:12 - Zohran Mamdani & Andrew Schulz 36:02 - Jeffries Dodges On Mamdani 37:34 - Cuomo Laughs When Rosenberg Says Mamdani Would Have Cheered 9/11 39:24 - Eric Adams Endorses Cuomo 39:58 - Democrats Block Pay To Federal Workers 41:32 - Schumer: Trump Desecrating WH, Not Focused On Healthcare 44:04 - Leavitt On Illegal Immigrant Benefits During Biden Admin 45:16 - East Wing Ballroom Project 47:35 - Trump Pardons Binance Founder 51:01 - Economy 53:43 - John Bickley Interview 59:47 - Outro This video includes information, descriptions, video, and images meant to give important context to viewers. By including this context, the overlaid commentary, criticism, and analysis is able to serve the public's interest in the discussed subject matter. Pairing the appropriate context with the included commentary allows the video to: (i) educate viewers; and (ii) document newsworthy events or other matters of public interest. To the greatest extent possible, the included commentary is intended to: (a) accurately identify the involved parties; (b) describe the subject matter in detail; (c) clearly articulate condemnation and criticism of the subject behavior while including an opposing view; and (d) to discourage viewers from engaging in the subject behavior. #BenShapiro #TheBenShapiroShow #News #Politics #DailyWire

Top Comments (10)

@GatsbyCioffi 2025-10-24

"Your winning streak has ended. Your luck has run out. Violating the law is a losing proposition, and you can bet on that." A good day for that speech writer 😂😂

122 2 replies
@adamcuneo7189 2025-10-24

So much for "never forget" after 9/11. Americans forget WAY too easily.

100 13 replies
@jacobdubya 2025-10-24

I was joking with some friends less than a week ago that you never hear about the Mafia anymore. Surprise, surprise, they're still up to their old tricks. 🤷‍♂

66 1 replies
@SydneyCarton2085 2025-10-24

Sponsored by Prize Picks

57 3 replies
@alamoe4582 2025-10-24

Legalized gambling is a net negative. So many people i know are stuck. Its hard to watch. I hate it

40 4 replies
@megclif 2025-10-25

To be honest, most of us would be more shocked if there wasn't gambling schemes going on in sports.

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@garylee182 2025-10-24

Democratic leaders lie to our faces as they know we know they're lying to us. Can't stand them.

27 5 replies
@MadReenactor 2025-10-24

A scandal so big the mainstream media isn't covering it any more than they absolutely have to.

24 5 replies
@shaundykal3118 2025-10-24

Politicians are nothing but liars

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@karla.v24 2025-10-24

I can hear Ben’s sarcasm in the title - “SHOCKED!” 🤣

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