The NBA’s increasingly uncomfortable relationship with gambling has reached another troubling milestone. Just days after the league announced partnerships with prediction market giants Kalshi and Polymarket, the Philadelphia 76ers have …
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Malik Beasley Negotiating Plea Deal In NBA Gambling Scandal After Allegedly Manipulating His Own Performance
by Len Werleby Len WerleFormer NBA guard Malik Beasley could be preparing to reverse his not-guilty plea in a federal gambling case that has raised serious questions about the integrity of professional basketball. According …
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Massive Match-Fixing Scandal Rocks Greek Basketball As Federation President And Referees Arrested
by Len Werleby Len WerleGreek basketball has been plunged into one of the most serious corruption scandals in its history, with the president of the country’s basketball federation and five other prominent figures arrested …
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NBA And Major Sportsbooks Tighten Betting Markets After Recent Gambling Scandals
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe NBA is moving to further limit high-risk wagering markets, with the league and several prominent sportsbooks agreeing to ban or restrict a new group of bets ahead of the …
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Former NBA star and Basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups is scheduled to go to trial on November 2 in federal court in New York on charges tied to an …
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Terry Rozier’s Mother Asks Federal Judge To Allow Son to Return To NBA Amid Gambling Case
by Kano Klasby Kano KlasTerry Rozier’s mother is making a personal appeal for her son to return to professional basketball while he awaits trial in a federal sports gambling case. Gina Tucker recently submitted …
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Terry Rozier’s attorney has accused federal prosecutors of using inflammatory language after they referenced the NBA guard while seeking to revoke the bond of his co-defendant, Deniro Laster. Prosecutors in …
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Terry Rozier Cites Text Message As Evidence He Did Not Know About Alleged Betting Scheme
Terry Rozier’s defense team says a text message produced by federal prosecutors undermines the central accusation that the veteran NBA guard knowingly participated in an illegal sports-betting scheme. Rozier’s attorneys …
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Adam Silver Wants Federal Help As NBA’s Gambling Problem Grows Beyond League Control
by Len Werleby Len WerleAdam Silver spent years arguing that legalized sports betting would bring gambling into the light. Now, with the NBA facing repeated integrity scares, the commissioner is admitting that the league …
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Damon Jones Set To Become First Defendant To Plead Guilty In Federal NBA Betting Case
by Len Werleby Len WerleDamon Jones, the former NBA guard and longtime league assistant, is poised to become the first defendant to plead guilty in the federal sports-betting case that emerged from the Department …
