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Some wagers, certain parlays no longer can be offered to bettors, NBA tells sportsbooks

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Reynolds, T. (2026, October 16). Some wagers, certain parlays no longer can be offered to bettors, NBA tells sportsbooks. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/some-wagers-certain-parlays-no-longer-can-be-offered-to-bettors-nba-tells-sportsbooks/article_9b922578-c429-5157-abbe-e27e3fec4933.html

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The NBA has announced new restrictions for this season, banning certain types of prop bets such as wagers on players scoring the first basket or missing their initial shot attempt in a game. Additionally, sportsbooks are no longer allowed to offer parlay combinations involving “under” bets on player performances expected to be limited. These changes follow the NBA’s response to betting scandals from last year and aim to tighten security around insider information and unusual wagering patterns. The league also mandates live training sessions for players, coaches, and staff regarding sports betting rules and enhances protections against harassment from bettors.

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On October 16, 2026, the NBA sent out a memo to sportsbook partners like DraftKings and FanDuel banning certain types of bets ahead of the new season. These include parlays involving the "under" on a player's statistics, under bets on players expected to play less than 12 minutes, and specific "first-of" markets such as who will win the opening tip or the outcome of a player’s first shot. This decision follows significant betting scandals from the previous year, including those involving Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups, former coaches and players arrested for alleged involvement in gambling operations that leaked inside information about NBA players and rigged poker games backed by Mafia families. The league also mandated live, in-person training on its sports betting rules for all teams starting this season, aiming to curb exploitative betting practices further.

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Friday’s memos came nearly one full year after the league was rocked by betting scandals, ones that led to the arrests of now-former Portland coach Chauncey Billups, now-former Miami guard Terry Rozier and former NBA guard Damon Jones for their alleged involvement in sprawling gambling operations that authorities said leaked inside information about NBA players and rigged poker games backed by Mafia families.

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🔮 The NBA told sportsbooks on Friday that they will not be permitted to offer certain types of wagering this season, including which players record the first stat of a game, the outcome of the opening tip and taking the “under” involving players not expected to play more than a few minutes.

2026-10-16 · Toronto Star

Some wagers, certain parlays no longer can be offered to bettors, NBA tells sportsbooks · assertive framing

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The NBA told sportsbooks on Friday that they will not be permitted to offer certain types of wagering this season, including which players record the first stat of a game, the outcome of the opening tip and taking the “under” involving players not expected to play more than a few minutes. asserted

players → tell → minutes

Additionally, the league told its teams that all players, coaches and training staffs will be required to attend “live, in-person training on the league’s sports betting rules” starting this season. asserted

players → tell → season

Copies of the memos sent to sportsbooks and teams were obtained by The Associated Press. asserted

Copies → send → Press

ESPN first reported on the league’s new policies. asserted

ESPN → report → policies

The league cited examples of now-banned “first-of” markets such as those related to players “scoring the first basket, 3-pointer, rebound, assist, steal, or block, as well as wagers on if a player will miss “their first shot attempt, next shot attempt, or any attempt within a specified amount or period of game time.” asserted

player → cite → time

Also banned: the ability for bettors to have multiple “under” wagers involving a player as part of a parlay. asserted

bettors → ban → parlay

The new rules, which will be applied to WNBA games starting in 2027 as well, come after the NBA had already restricted some other types of prop bets, including certain offerings involving players on 10-day or two-way contracts, wagers on turnovers or fouls, and bets on missed free throws. asserted

NBA → apply → throws

authorities → come → families

Rozier was arrested because federal officials alleged he conspired with associates to help them win bets based on his statistical performance in a March 2023 game when he played for the Charlotte Hornets. asserted

he → arrest → Hornets

The charges are similar to what former Toronto player Jontay Porter faced before he was banned from the league by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver in 2024. asserted

he → face → 2024

The league also told its teams Friday that a new, AI-based data monitoring platform has been developed “that is designed to detect and investigate unusual betting activity involving NBA games or events” by analyzing injury reports, social media and wagering patterns. asserted

that → tell → reports

Further, the league — after countless complaints by players and coaches — said it has upgraded the protections that NBA teams will have “from harassment or threats by sports bettors.” asserted

teams → say → bettors

Players will now be able to opt-in to programs that can identify and delete harassment or threats on social media, and the league is also updating its fan code of conduct to further underscore how betting-related harassment is prohibited. ___ asserted

harassment → opt → conduct

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