Nationwide arrests made in connection to illegal betting, sources say
Numerous arrests stemming from illegal sports betting charges are taking place across the country, a law enforcement source told CBS News on Thursday.
Among those taken into custody today are Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncy Billups and Terry Rozier, who has played for the Miami Heat since 2024. Billups was arrested in Portland, Oregon and Rozier was arrested in Miami, Florida.
A law enforcement source told CBS News that the arrests are in connection with a federal grand jury investigation into illegal sports betting. Further details were not immediately available.
FBI director Kash Patel and other federal officials are set to announce numerous arrests in illegal sports betting and poker game schemes in New York City at 10 a.m. ET.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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