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NBA tightens betting oversight and updates injury-report rules

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The NBA told teams it plans to strengthen betting oversight and revise injury reporting, according to a memo described in the report. Teams will have to resubmit game-day injury reports, with specified morning filing windows, except on the second night of back-to-back games. The league also plans more betting education and monitoring of unusual wagering patterns.

Operators may face tighter limits on prop bets and more timely injury-report information.

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NBA restricts player betting markets for authorised operators

The NBA has told authorised betting operators, including DraftKings and FanDuel, to stop offering several player and game markets, according to reports. The restrictions include bets on the opening tip, certain missed shots and unders on player statistics where a player is expected to play fewer than 12 minutes; they follow federal investigations involving current and former players.

The NBA has restricted several betting markets for its authorised operators, including parlays combining multiple unders on the same player's statistics, following federal investigations involving current and former players. The league told operators including DraftKings and FanDuel of the changes in a memorandum distributed on Friday, according to reports. Operators were also told to stop offering bets on the opening tip winner, on players failing to convert specified shots, and unders on player statistics where a player is expected to play fewer than 12 minutes.

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