NBA bans specific bet types

The NBA has restricted wagers on which player scores the first basket, bets on players expected to play less than twelve minutes per game, and parlays combining multiple bets on the same player's underperformance.

Why these bets raise concerns

Those types of bets can raise integrity concerns because a single player has the ability to influence the outcome. The restrictions apply to authorized gambling partners including FanDuel, DraftKings, Fanatics and others.

Recent gambling cases prompt action

The changes follow gambling-related cases involving NBA figures including former players Jontay Porter, Terry Rozier, and Damon Jones and former coach and player Chauncey Billups.

NBA deploys AI monitoring system

The NBA has developed an internal AI-based monitoring platform that analyzes basketball data, injury reports, social media information about player availability and individual betting data to identify suspicious wagering activity.

Silver demands data access and control

Commissioner Adam Silver told CNBC the NBA wants greater access to wagering data and control over betting markets. He said concerns extend to prediction markets, stating the issues are the same across all leagues.

“So we want access to that data. We also want control over the markets.”

Expanded training and player protection

The NBA is increasing training with former NFL player and retired FBI agent Charles Tillman providing in-person sessions to each team.

Silver calls for national framework

Silver said he favors a national framework for federal regulation of sports betting. He noted the NBA currently operates under roughly forty different jurisdictions regulating it, and a consistent national policy would be in the…

“We have roughly 40 different judications regulating us right now so to have a consistent policy nationally, I think would be in our best interest.”