The sports world has been turned upside by the ongoing NBA gambling scandal that involves several current and former basketball stars, including Detroit Pistons legend Chauncey Billups, and now networks that cover the league have to also be very cautious with how they promote sports betting.

The illegal sports betting bust shaking up the NBA world has resurfaced a debate over what role gambling should play in US sports.

Betting scandals have been a concern for professional sports leagues for as long as they’ve existed, but a U.S.

Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was among several people arrested in connection with an illegal sports betting investigation.

Portland coach Chauncey Billups was charged with participating in a conspiracy to fix high-stakes card games that were backed by organized crime families. Heat guard Terry Rozier is accused in a separate scheme to concoct fraudulent prop bets by exploiting insider information.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A 2018 Supreme Court decision opened the floodgates to legalized sports-betting industry, now worth billions of dollars a year, even as it recognized that the decision was controversial.

A South Jersey lawmaker wants to ban a type of sports wager known as "microbetting," saying the practice can lead to impulsive gambling behavior.

The United States Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to strike down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protections act -- a 1992 law barring state-authorized sports gambling (Nevada had been primarily the only exception). The ruling, which ended a nearly six-year legal battle, opened the door for any state interested in legalizing sports gambling to do so.