Ammar Awawdeh Strikes Plea Deal as Rozier Denied NBA Return

Ammar Awawdeh, a defendant in the rigged poker games and NBA gambling scandal, has reached a plea deal. Awawdeh is named in the cases that led to the arrests of Jontay Porter, Terry Rozier, Malik Beasley, Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones, and prosecutors say the 34-year-old is an associate.

The story also reports that Terry Rozier has been denied an NBA return. The matters described tie alleged rigged poker games to wider NBA gambling investigations and include references to members of Mafia families. This is a US market story touching professional sport and betting, and it involves several well-known players who were arrested as part of the same probe.