#sports-gambling

#sports-gambling

The National Basketball Association is now slime-identified with a crew of upstanders known as "Spook," "Peso," "Vez," "Sugar," "Black Tony," "Scruli," and "Doc," thanks to the strenuous efforts of FBI Director Kash Patel to generate a headline. "Current and Former National Basketball Association Players and Four Other Individuals Charged in Widespread Sports Betting and Money Laundering Conspiracy," Patel's press office blared last week.

Jaylen Brown admitted that he isn't fully up to date on the details in the illegal gambling scandal that led to the arrests of three NBA figures, but he isn't a fan of the betting culture that's made its way into sports. The Celtics star called for more player support from the NBA on sports gambling, believing players have been made vulnerable to social media attacks due to wagers placed on them.

Professional-sports leagues would like you to believe they have the gambling problem under control. They have hired high-tech security companies to monitor wagers at a granular level and implemented sophisticated algorithmic systems to spot unusual gambling activity, ensuring that no athlete would be foolish enough to wager on a game. But they are clearly no match for the highly addictive, always-intriguing prop bet.

Months after this investigation commenced, Malik remains uncharged and is not the target of this investigation,