In 2014, NBA commissioner Adam Silver voiced support for the legalization of sports betting in an op-ed for the New York Times, four years before the overturning of PASPA. The decision allowed the NBA to become the first U.S. pro league to sign a gambling partnership deal.
Since then, the proliferation of online sports betting has reached through America, with the NBA benefiting from its popularity but also dealing with its consequences.
The growth of sports betting has allowed gambling scandals to come to light, with Beasley being the latest brush the NBA has had with a criminal probe into alleged illicit betting.
Details of Beasley’s alleged illicit NBA betting activity
According to court documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Beasley informed co-co..
