Ray William Johnson

So one day in 1998, his life starts to change.

Because he joins a country club and he meets a couple of guys there.

And they start playing golf together like four or five days a week.

And sometimes they drink together and they hang out as well.

And soon they expand their hangouts to beyond the country club.

And they start taking trips to Atlantic City where they hit up the casinos and they gamble.

And they do this for a couple of years.

So now it's 2002, and they're still hanging out in Atlantic City Casino sometimes.

And one day, Tim and one of his friends, this guy Jack, Tim and Jack decide to start placing bets on NBA games.

which NBA refs are not allowed to do.

Betting on games is strictly against the rules for NBA referees.

But I guess Tim don't care.

He just wants to gamble.

And so they start betting on these games.

Not games that Tim is involved in, just sports betting in general.

And about a year later, in 2003, they decide to take it up a notch, and they place a bet on an NBA game that Tim himself is the referee of.

And that's exactly what they do.

They bet on a game, Tim referees it, and boom, they win and make some money.

Then they do it again, and boom, it works again.

Then they do it again, and again, and again.