NBA insider arrests highlight risks of leagues embracing sports betting

The Japan TimesCenterEN 1 min read 100% complete by Rory CarrollOctober 26, 2025 at 03:02 AM

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The arrests of NBA insiders last week have underscored the risks associated with major North American sports leagues' involvement with legalized betting in the United States. Among those charged are Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, and former Cleveland Cavaliers player and assistant coach Damon Jones. These individuals were part of more than 30 people implicated in two federal gambling investigations. Rozier and Jones are alleged to have supplied nonpublic information about upcoming games to facilitate illegal betting on game outcomes or individual player performances. The incidents highlight the potential vulnerabilities created by the leagues' close ties with sports betting.

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