{"id":4893,"date":"2022-11-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/america\/nba-2k-league-announced-the-suspension-of-six-people-for-violating-league-gambling-rules\/"},"modified":"2022-11-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T00:00:00","slug":"nba-2k-league-announced-the-suspension-of-six-people-for-violating-league-gambling-rules","status":"publish","type":"america","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/america\/nba-2k-league-announced-the-suspension-of-six-people-for-violating-league-gambling-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA 2K League announced the suspension of six people for violating league gambling rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,serif\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">The <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">NBA<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> 2K League is an eSports league that&rsquo;s a joint venture between the National Basketball Association and Take-Two Interactive. The league was announced in February 2017. The <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">NBA<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> and the sports world as a whole have warmed to gambling in recent years, following the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992. Still, leagues, including eSports leagues, have been careful to maintain the integrity of their games and contests.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,serif\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"><em>We take our obligation to the competition and to our fans incredibly seriously, and we will always act forcefully regarding violations of the rules governing game integrity and the related reporting and cooperation requirements, the integrity of our game is, and always will be, the <\/em><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"><em>NBA<\/em><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"><em> 2K League&rsquo;s top priority,&rdquo;<\/em><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> league president Brendan Donohue said in a statement.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/assets\/international\/nba-2k-league-announced-the-suspension-of-six-people-for-violating-league-gambling-rules2.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" \/> <span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,serif\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">According to <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/34892027\/nba-2k-league-bans-6-players-coach-gambling-violations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">ESPN<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,serif\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"><em>An investigation found that Christopher Lafanette, Dorian Earl Miller and Robert Nastasi of Blazer5 Gaming, Kimanni Ingram of Jazz Gaming, and Zekirri Dennis of Mavs Gaming all wagered or attempted to wager on <\/em><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"><em>NBA<\/em><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"><em> 2K League games, either on their own or through other individuals, the league said in a statement. The five players also broke league rules by failing to report any violations or cooperate with the investigation. Blazer5 Gaming coach Andrew Maxie and player Marquis Gill were also disqualified indefinitely from all league activity for failing to report violations or cooperating with the league&rsquo;s investigation.&rdquo;<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,serif\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">More than 30 states have legal sports betting, with some allowing wagers on eSports.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 30 states have legal sports betting, with some allowing wagers on eSports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4894,"menu_order":376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[2068,2067,2066,2065],"class_list":["post-4893","america","type-america","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","tag-brendan-donohue","tag-contest","tag-esports-nba-2k","tag-nba-2k-league","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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