Summary: OffshoreInsiders.com CEO Joe Duffy says the burgeoning betting scandal of Auburnâ??s Varez Ward has again brought to the forefront the evergreen discussion and debate of the frequency of game fixing and point shaving. The answers as to the questions how common it is and by who will probably be forever elusive. Professor Justin Wolfers, of the respected Wharton School, did a study which concludes point shaving is quite prevalent in college basketball. We critiqued that study in another article and while we disagree with his conclusions, clearly a man of his credentials cannot easily be discounted.
