Numerous arrests related to illegal sports betting charges are unfolding 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 with multiple NBA teams, was arrested in Portland, while Rozier was taken into custody in Florida.
Sources from the New York City Police Department informed CBS News that these arrests are connected to two federal criminal cases. The first case involves a sports betting ring comprising former and current NBA players, some of whom allegedly faked injuries. The second case concerns illegal high-stakes poker games involving coaches and operated by organized crime figures.
According to the NYPD sources, thirty-one individuals are being charged in the poker game case. Rozier was arrested in connection with the sports betting ring, whereas Billups’ arrest is related to the illegal poker operation.
FBI Director Kash Patel, along with other federal officials, is scheduled to announce multiple arrests related to illegal sports betting and poker schemes in New York City at 10 a.m. EST.
The FBI has not yet responded to requests for comment on the arrests.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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