NBA Gambling: Risks & Concerns | [Year]

Is there anybody left in America who’s shocked, shocked to find that crooked gambling is going on in here? As professional sports leagues have embraced lucrative legal betting, it has created temptations that go beyond the stands and the fans. Now the feds accuse a current NBA player of tipping off gamblers about a planned injury, while a coach is charged with taking part in poker games rigged by the New York mob.

Seven years ago the Supreme Court struck down a federal law that effectively banned sports betting in most states, which has since proliferated. The NBA has DraftKings and FanDuel as official gaming partners.