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The Wider Costs of the N.B.A. Insider-Trading Scandal

Criminal charges over a wide-ranging betting ring have called into question the sports world’s embrace of legalized gambling.

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The arrests of Terry Rozier of the Miami Heat and other N.B.A. figures raises questions about the league’s ties to sports gambling.

Here Are the Defendants Named in the N.B.A. Gambling Indictments

24 October 2025 at 06:27
More than 30 people were charged in what prosecutors said was a gambling scheme involving N.B.A. players and coaches.

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Federal and local law enforcement officials announced on Thursday dozens of arrests into what they described as illegal gambling schemes.

NBA Gambling Scandal: What We Know

24 October 2025 at 06:43
Two indictments detailed schemes involving sports betting and rigged poker games, prosecutors said. The link was current and former N.B.A. players and coaches.

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Chauncey Billups, the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, was among the former and current N.B.A. basketball players who were arrested on Thursday in connection with two illegal gambling investigations.

Here’s How the Poker Scheme Worked, According to Prosecutors

24 October 2025 at 02:21
The players cheated with sophisticated technology, and those who lost faced the threat of violence and extortion.

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Federal prosecutors said part of the cheating scheme relied on sophisticated technology.
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