Nation Nov 24 Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups pleads not guilty in rigged poker games case By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press
Nation Nov 12 Watch 5:44 Indictment of MLB pitchers raises questions about impact of legal sports betting Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers were charged with sharing inside information about their play with sports bettors. That information that enabled them and others to profit off the pitches they threw. It’s the latest in a series of gambling scandals surrounding… By Stephanie Sy, Jackson Hudgins
Nation Oct 29 Terry Rozier will not receive salary while on leave from NBA, AP reports NBA guard Terry Rozier will not receive his salary from the Miami Heat while on leave due to his arrest on federal gambling charges. By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press
Nation Oct 23 NCAA will allow college athletes and staff to bet on professional sports The NCAA has approved a rule change that will allow athletes and athletic department staff members to bet on professional sports. By Doug Feinberg, Associated Press
Nation Oct 23 Who are the NBA coaches and player arrested for illegal sports betting and rigged poker games Three people were arrested Thursday in connection with a federal investigation into illegal sports betting and rigged poker games. By Associated Press
Oct 23 WATCH: Heat’s Rozier and Trail Blazers’ Billups among dozens charged in sports betting, Mafia-backed poker schemes By Alanna Durkin, Tim Reynolds, Philip Marcelo, Associated Press The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat were arrested Thursday along with more than 30 other people in a takedown of two sprawling gambling operations that authorities said leaked inside information about… Continue reading
Oct 23 Heat’s Rozier and Trail Blazers’ Billups charged in sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes By Alanna Durkin Richer, Tim Reynolds, Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Rozier is accused in participating in an illegal sports betting scheme using private insider NBA information. Continue reading
Sep 10 NCAA bans basketball players for betting on their own games By Cliff Brunt, Associated Press The NCAA has permanently banned three Division I college basketball players for betting on their own games. Continue reading
Jul 28 Guardians All-Star Emmanuel Clase placed on leave amid MLB sports betting investigation By Jay Cohen, Associated Press Clase becomes the second Guardians pitcher to be placed on leave in connection with a sports gambling probe. Continue reading
Jul 03 Cleveland’s Luis Ortiz placed on leave amid MLB gambling investigation, AP sources say By Joe Reedy, Associated Press Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz has been placed on non-disciplinary leave due to a gambling investigation by Major League Baseball. Continue reading