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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.

U.S. Charges N.B.A. Figures in Gambling Schemes That Tainted Games

Terry Rozier, a Miami Heat guard, and Chauncey Billups, coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, were among those arrested. Two indictments spanned the worlds of professional sports, Mafia families and online betting.

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Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said one mark lost $1.8 million at cards.

NBA Gambling Scandal: What We Know

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.
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