NBA Considers Limiting Betting Options in Wake of Jontay Porter Scandal

The Jontay Porter scandal seems to have set off alarm bells in the NBA regarding betting. And Adam Silver, who is nothing else but usually quick to react, could be taking important steps to begin to set limits in this regard. According to David Purdum, a journalist from ESPNthe league is negotiating with its partners in this area to establish certain limits on the type of bets that can be placed, thus trying to preserve the integrity of the competition and remove doubts that have arisen after the recent controversy.

One of the measures that has been taking the most shape is to prohibit betting on the performances of players with contracts. two-way, a contract like the one Jontay Porter had precisely. The logic behind this idea seems to be that, since these players have lower salaries, they are the most likely to carry out these types of practices, and they can also theoretically go under the radar more easily than in the case of big stars. .

On the other hand, Purdum also affirms that the NBA is considering stricter measures, such as not being able to bet on the under in individual performances. In this type of case, bookmakers establish a figure for each player’s statistic, for example 13.5 points, and bettors can choose if they think he will score more that night (over) the least (under) of such an amount, but if this rule were applied it would only be possible to bet that he will put in more. Again, the reason for this proposal is found in the case of Porter, who was deleted from the games after a few minutes so as not to be able to reach the pre-established figure and finish below it.

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However, this last measure, as well as other more severe ones, do not convince either the league or the betting houses with which it collaborates, who believe that overly restrictive rules would only serve to boost illegal betting markets.

The NBA already prohibits its players from betting on any league game, but these measures would try to reinforce this prohibition, which is usually very difficult to control. However, it would be far from addressing many other consequences of the problem, such as the threats that players and coaches receive from bettors.

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2024-05-06 10:00:00
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