Gaming the Game: The Story of the NBA Betting Scandal and the Gambler Who Made It Happen

Not Sharp Enough: Confessions of a Professional Gambler delves inside the FBI investigation of illegal gambling involving formerly imprisoned NBA veteran referee Tim Donaghy who bet on games. The story examines Donaghy’s imprisonment, the childhood relationships between Donaghy, professional gambler James Jimmy Battista, and Thomas Tommy Martino who was intermediary between Donaghy and Battista, the involvement of Italian-American mob crime families in the scheme, and the FBI’s failed efforts to flip Battista into a cooperating witness.