Overview
- Mahomes said he avoids all gambling, including legal wagering, because he will not risk his career or reputation.
- He noted the NFL and NFLPA brief players on what is permitted under league gambling rules, which he follows by abstaining.
- He warned that betting changes fan interactions, saying people become more intense when money is involved, and advised not to risk anything you cannot afford to lose.
- His comments follow an FBI investigation into an NBA-linked poker and betting scheme with arrests including Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones.
- Officials have detailed charges such as robbery, extortion, wire fraud, bank fraud and illegal gambling, alleging about $7 million in victim losses, and NYC’s police commissioner framed the case as an integrity crisis.