The NBA’s deputy commissioner and chief operating officer says the league wants a strong federal regulatory framework for legalized gambling in the United States.

Mark Tatum made the comments on Wednesday, a day after a New York man was charged in a sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban former Toronto Raptors centre Jontay Porter for life.

Tatum had no comment on the criminal matter, but said the state-by-state legalization of sports gambling in the U.S. made it possible to track the irregularities that led to Porter being banned and for charges to be laid against Long Phi Pham.

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