"Numerous arrests stemming from illegal sports betting charges are taking place across the country, a law enforcement source told CBS News on Thursday. Among those taken into custody today are Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier, who has played for the Miami Heat since 2024. Billups, a former star guard who played for multiple NBA teams, was arrested in Portland and Rozier was arrested in Florida."
"New York City Police Department sources told CBS News that the arrests are in relation to two federal criminal cases. One involves a sports betting ring involving former and current NBA players, including some who allegedly faked injuries. The other case involves illegal high-stakes poker games involving coaches and operated by organized crime figures. Thirty-one people are being charged in the second case, the NYPD sources said."
"Rozier was arrested in connection with the first case, while Billups was arrested in the second one, the sources said. FBI director Kash Patel and other federal officials are set to announce numerous arrests in illegal sports betting and poker game schemes in New York City at 10 a.m. EST. The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the arrests. The NBA also did not immediately comment."
Federal and local authorities carried out numerous arrests across the country in connection with illegal sports betting and poker schemes. Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups was arrested in Portland and guard Terry Rozier was arrested in Florida; former player Damon Jones was also arrested. New York City Police Department sources linked the arrests to two federal criminal cases: a sports-betting ring involving current and former NBA players, some accused of faking injuries, and illegal high-stakes poker games involving coaches and organized crime figures. Thirty-one people face charges in the poker case. FBI director Kash Patel and federal officials are scheduled to announce additional arrests. The FBI and the NBA did not immediately comment. Earlier this year, Gilbert Arenas faced separate gambling-related allegations.
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