US EditionStunning NBA Charges Reveal the Sports Gambling Reckoning Is Already Here
More than 30 individuals, including Damon Jones and Terry Rozier, face charges in a Mafia-backed scheme involving illegal betting and rigged games, officials said.
- Damon Jones was arrested Thursday after federal authorities unsealed indictments in New York charging more than 30 defendants in an illegal sports betting and rigged poker probe.
- Authorities say the case involves Mafia-backed betting and poker schemes, with prosecutors alleging Damon Jones shared private NBA injury information with co-conspirators who placed wagers.
- A closer look at Jones's résumé finds an 11-year NBA playing career and coaching roles since 2014, including an unofficial Los Angeles Lakers assistant stint in 2022-23.
- The NBA said it is cooperating with authorities and treating the matter seriously, while teams placed implicated figures like Damon Jones on leave as the season opened this week.
- Federal officials framed the arrests as a historic operation involving tens of millions in alleged fraud, with FBI Director Kash Patel saying `The fraud is mind boggling`; defendants face wire fraud and money laundering counts carrying no more than 20 years per count.
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Former NBA player in court after indictment: ‘He has a serious gambling problem’
Damon Jones and others, including alleged members of New York and New Jersey Mafia families, were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering in a federal indictment unsealed Thursday.
Stunning NBA charges reveal the sports gambling reckoning is already here
By Dana O’Neil, CNN (CNN) — Deep in the weeds of the 23-page federal indictment alleging game fixing in the NBA, prosecutors cite a text from former NBA journeyman Damon Jones to his co-conspirators. “Get a big bet on Milwaukee tonight before the information is out! (Player 3) is out tonight. Bet enough so Djones can eat to (sic) now!” Player 3, it turns out, was LeBron James, whose absence in the Los Angeles Lakers game could understandably aff…
How it Worked: Bets flowed after NBA player told pal he'd skip much of game, indictment says
An indictment says gambling money flowed after NBA player Terry Rozier told a pal that he would be exiting early from a game with the Charlotte Hornets in 2023. Rozier and others are charged with conspiracy. The indictment says bettors…
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