NEW YORK—Following a series of illicit betting scandals that have sent shock waves through the league, the National Basketball Association issued a statement Monday reaffirming its commitment to gamblers only ruining their lives in ways that are completely legal. “When it comes to gambling, the NBA wants to ensure basketball fans are only blowing up their lives and those of their loved ones through the proper, lawful channels,” said NBA commissioner Adam Silver, emphasizing the league’s zero-tolerance policy for any ill-advised wagers that lead to the bettor’s total financial devastation but aren’t made through a licensed online or brick-and-mortar sportsbook. “Look, if you’re going to liquidate your daughter’s college fund in order to finance a long-shot parlay on the Pelicans, or take out a high-interest credit line using your brother’s restaurant as collateral to cover another week of haphazardly placed lightning bets, do it in an above-board manner through one of the numerous sportsbooks with which the NBA has established partnerships bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars annually. If you’re making a series of increasingly reckless wagers that leaves you destitute, penniless, and alienated from everyone who once loved you, fine, but it needs to be within the full letter of the law. No exceptions.” Silver added that any individuals looking to develop a lifelong gambling compulsion through officially sanctioned channels could obtain up to $300 in bonus cash on DraftKings using the promotional code SHAQATTACK.
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