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Chauncey Billups’ Blazers Timeline: From Landing ‘Dream Job,’ Through Losing to Igniting Hope
The arrests stem from a long-term FBI probe into mafia-linked illegal betting amid rising problem gambling risks, with 19% of young adults at high risk, experts say.
- On Thursday, the FBI arrested Miami Heat player Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups in a long-term illegal sports betting probe.
- Next month, the NCAA will allow college athletes to bet on professional sports, and researchers warn scandals could rise as United States gambling restrictions loosen.
- Federal filings describe Chauncey Billups conspiring to fix Mafia-backed poker games while Terry Rozier exploited NBA insider info for fraudulent prop bets, with Damon Jones charged in both schemes.
- More than 30 individuals have been arrested, and the NCAA banned three players last month while investigating 103 former hoopers, with some networks airing the FBI press conference but ESPN and FS1 did not.
- Researchers found 19% of 18- to 24-year-olds at high risk of gambling problems, and Lia Nower cautioned `This is the tip of the iceberg — and the inevitable outcome when you rampantly legalize sports wagering`, with rising prop bets and targeted ads increasing vulnerability.
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Arrests in the NBA, fallout after federal indictments revealed
On Thursday, Hall of Fame Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former Cleveland Cavaliers assistant and 11-year player Damon Jones were arrested in connection with a federal investigation into illegal sports betting and rigged poker games.
·Boston, United States
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Chauncey Billups’ Blazers timeline: From landing ‘dream job,’ through losing to igniting hope
Hired as the Blazers' coach in 2021, the former Hall of Fame guard could be facing basketball career-ending charges following a Thursday morning arrest at his Lake Oswego home.
·Portland, United States
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