Ex-Mobster Michael Franzese
Blame NBA’s Playing Platform ‘Ships For Arrests
… ‘Cannot Give Folks Entry Like That’
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Former Mafia captain Michael Franzese — who as soon as ran his personal crew with the Colombo crime household — says the NBA ought to blame itself for Thursday’s stunning Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones arrests.
The ex-mobster defined to Harvey and Charles on “TMZ Stay” that the league’s rising relationships with varied playing platforms have invited every kind of hassle for its workers.
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Franzese informed the fellows that by partnering with the betting websites, they’ve despatched a “Hey, it is OK, you possibly can gamble” message to gamers and coaches all through the league.
“The extra entry you need to playing, the extra individuals are going to get entangled in it,” he stated. “And the extra individuals are going to get in hassle. There is not any query about it.”
“You possibly can’t give folks entry like that.”
Based on Franzese, professional athletes and “even school athletes” use playing as “an extension of their aggressive nature,” and when their respective leagues seem to log off on wide-range wagering by teaming up with betting boards, it opens the door for complications.
Actually, Franzese — who gave up the mob life following his stint in jail in 1994 — stated he wasn’t shocked in any respect to see the feds announce the bombshell allegations in opposition to the NBAers this week.
“This occurs on a regular basis,” he stated. “It hasn’t modified over the previous 30 years.”
Billups has been accused of serving to a number of Mafia households make money off of rigged poker video games. Rozier, in the meantime, is alleged to have influenced prop bets by pulling himself from a 2023 sport with a faux harm.
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As for Jones, prosecutors say he was taken into custody for being concerned in each the unlawful card scheme and the insider sports activities betting conspiracy.