Athletes found to have been involved in illegal gambling operations should receive a “five- or 10-year minimum sentence” and lifetime banishment from their sport, Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., told Newsmax on Thursday.
Appearing on “Newsline,” Tuberville, a college football coach for more than three decades, condemned the growing influence of gambling on professional sports after the arrests of NBA coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier.
“Sports gambling has gotten more prevalent because of the apps on phones, sportsbook agencies,” Tuberville told host Bianca de la Garza. “There’s billions of dollars involved in this.”
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