Gambling Probe Continues
University of Texas officials are investigating accusations that as many as 20 football players might have been wagering on college and professional games, and police vice squad officers say gambling is widespread on the Austin campus.
Most of the names on betting slips confiscated in a raid on a campus-area bookmaking operation last year were those of Texas students, police said.
“I think we’ve got a problem; I couldn’t even guess how big it is, but probably the bets are in the millions of dollars in Austin alone,” said Lt. Jerry Slatton, vice section commander in the Austin Police Dept.’s organized crime division.
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