In many ways, the sports betting scandal that resulted in Toronto Raptors big man Jontay Porter getting banned for life by the NBA was a sign that the legal market is doing its job. Suspicious bets were made and swiftly flagged, and a league investigation quickly determined Porter had used a friend’s online account to bet on NBA games after permissibly doing so through his own FanDuel account prior to signing a two-way deal with Toronto.
But talk to some gambling integrity professionals and they’ll tell you that there’s emerging technology that may have prevented the suspicious wagers from happening in the first place.
