US EditionChicago Bulls Players, Coaches Left Reeling by NBA Gambling Scandal: ‘It’s Disrespectful to the Game’
More than 30 individuals were arrested in two probes involving illegal poker rigging and insider sports betting, with charges carrying up to 20 years, officials said.
- On Oct. 23, federal agents arrested Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups among more than 30 people in linked gambling probes, with Rozier facing charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering, and being released on a $6 million bond.
- Prosecutors allege that Terry Rozier told Deniro Laster he would fake an injury and leave a March 23, 2023 game, while Chauncey Billups organized rigged poker games using a modified shuffling machine and X-ray poker table.
- Sportsbooks first noticed unusual bets on Rozier scoring below average, froze lines, triggering an NBA and FBI probe; FBI then executed coordinated raids across 11 states, charging more than 30 people.
- The NBA responded by placing Billups and Rozier on administrative leave, naming Tiago Splitter interim head coach, and said it will review indictments while cooperating with authorities; Billups is scheduled to appear in Brooklyn on Nov. 24.
- The case raises questions about the sports gambling industry’s growth, prompting discussions on federal standards like the SAFE Bet Act, with NBA commissioner Adam Silver saying, `I wish there were federal regulation rather than state-by-state.
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FBI Agent Delivers Bad News to Adam Silver in Chauncey Billups & Terry Rozier Scandal
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