The Ban on Gambling Is Absolute, Scala Said.

The nba admitted that there was a gambling problem within its officiating ranks. The league's internal investigation revealed that every single referee had violated the no gambling clause in their contracts some former fashion. But commissioner sterne assured the public that none of the violations were major and that the league would take the necessary steps to correct it. Those necessary steps included revising the mba gambling rules to allow referees to engage in non sports betting.