NEW YORK (AP) — The stunning indictment that led to the arrest of more than 30 people, including Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and other NBA figures, on charges of illegal sports betting has drawn new scrutiny of the booming business of professional sports gambling across the U.S.

The Miami Heat guard was arrested in Orlando in a federal sports betting case that prosecutors say involved using confidential NBA information to place illegal wagers.

The illegal sports betting bust shaking up the NBA world has resurfaced a debate over what role gambling should play in US sports.

Betting scandals have been a concern for professional sports leagues for as long as they’ve existed, but a U.S.

NBA star turned coach Damon Jones was arrested by the FBI in connection to an illegal betting ring that allegedly

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said the league has been "really vigilant" amid increasing questions about professional sports' ability to police the fallout from the widespread legalization of sports gambling.

A 2018 Supreme Court decision opened the floodgates to the legalized sports-betting industry, now worth billions of dollars a year, even as it recognized that the decision was controversial.