Defendants hid behind complexity, money and influencepublished at 15:53 BST
New York City police commissioner Jessica Tisch says the defendants hid behind complexity, money and influence, believing it would shield them from accountability.
The first case is called “operation nothing but bet”, she says, saying players and associates allegedly used insider information to manipulate bets on major platforms.
In some cases, players altered their performance or took themselves out of games to ensure those bets paid out, she says.
She says that on 23 March 2023, Terry Rozier, then playing for the Hornets, allegedly let others close to him know that he planned to leave a game early with a supposed injury.
Using that information, members of the group allegedly placed bets which paid off tens of thousands of dollars in profits, she says.
“As the NBA season tips off, his career is already benched, not for injury but for integrity,” she says.
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