""Once people start to develop problems, they gamble on everything," one researcher said."
""Terry is not a gambler, but he is not afraid of a fight, and he looks forward to winning this fight," Rozier's lawyer said in a statement."
""This is the tip of the iceberg - and the inevitable outcome when you rampantly legalize sports wagering," said Lia Nower, the director of Rutgers' Center for Gambling Studies."
""The more accessible, the more acceptable gambling becomes, the more people actually do it," Nower said."
The FBI arrested two current NBA figures—Miami Heat player Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups—and former player Damon Jones in a long-term probe of illegal sports betting and poker schemes. The NCAA will lift its prohibition next month, allowing college athletes to bet on professional sports. Greater accessibility and acceptability of sports wagering correlate with higher participation and elevated rates of problem gambling; New Jersey research from 2023 found high-risk problem gambling about three times higher where sports betting is legal than the national average of roughly 2%. Sports betting expanded state-by-state after the 2018 Supreme Court ruling, and recent high-profile cases such as Jontay Porter’s 2024 lifetime ban illustrate serious consequences. Young people, especially young men, remain particularly vulnerable to gambling-related harms.
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