Congress requests briefing from NBA commissioner on gambling scandal

By CNN Newsource, Dillon Fuhrman, Skylar Heisey

October 27, 2025 6:54 AM

Published October 27, 2025 7:03 AM

(CNN, KYMA) - A bipartisan group of lawmakers want to hear from the NBA about the recent gambling scandal.

The FBI is now looking into allegations of insider information used to in an alleged mafia-related betting scheme on NBA games and rigged underground poker games.

Members of Congress wrote to NBA commissioner Adam Silver Friday, asking him to provide a briefing by October 31.

Last week, 34 people were indicted in connection with two separate federal gambling investigations announced by the Eastern District of New York.

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