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US House committee seeks NBA testimony on federal gambling indictments

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Bipartisan leaders of the US House Energy and Commerce Committee have asked NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to testify about federal indictments alleging illegal sports betting and gambling. The committee wants information on the NBA’s controls for non-public player information, its conduct rules and whether it is reviewing sports betting partnerships; Silver said the league found insufficient evidence to act on earlier concerns about Terry Rozier.

The committee’s inquiry could prompt the NBA to review controls on player information and its sports betting partnerships.

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