I do not bet on sports, but I was and am in favor of legalization. I admit, though, that I didn't foresee just how corrosive the combination of legalized sports gambling and smart phones would be. As dangerous as alcohol or drug addiction is, at least you don't have an unlimited supply of booze in your pocket, like you do with sports gambling, thanks to predatory apps.
The filings describe a network of insiders, bookies and mafia affiliates who allegedly used private player data to wager on prop bets wagers on specific occurrences within a game, such as how many assists a player records or whether they'll make their first three-point attempt and ran high-stakes poker games wired with cheating technology. Prosecutors said Jones leaked injury information about unnamed NBA stars to bettors before the public knew, while Rozier exploited knowledge of his own playing status to cash in.