US EditionChauncey 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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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.
Why the NBA sports betting scandal could be 'the tip of the iceberg'
Terry Rozier of the NBA's Miami Heat was arrested as part of the FBI's sports betting investigation.Tomas Diniz Santos/Getty ImagesBetting scandals could ramp up as gambling restrictions continue to loosen, researchers say.The NCAA is allowing its athletes to bet on professional sports starting in November."Once people start to develop problems, they gamble on everything," one researcher said.Get ready for more sports betting scandals.On Thursda…
In the course of a large-scale FBI investigation into banned sports betting and illegal gambling, the coach of the NBA club Portland Trail Blazers, Chauncey Billups, and also basketball pro Terry Rozier have been arrested by the Miami Heat. "These are illegal gambling and sports betting manipulations that have lasted for years," said FBI director Kash Patel. The authorities have been investigating for years in eleven states. Billups are said to …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. authorities have arrested more than 30 people, including Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, in connection with a federal investigation into illegal gambling, prosecutors said on Thursday.
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