NBA restricts player props and certain parlays
The NBA has instructed its authorized sportsbook partners to remove selected wagering markets and prohibit parlays combining multiple statistical unders on the same player. The restrictions were communicated on October 16, 2026, following discussions about markets susceptible to manipulation. SBC Americas confirmed the changes with the league and its partners.
The affected offerings include individual-player first-event markets, wagers on the opening tip and bets on players missing specific shots. Sportsbooks must also remove under bets involving players expected to play fewer than 12 minutes. The measures restrict particular products rather than prohibit player-proposition betting generally.
The same-player parlay restriction follows betting investigations involving Jontay Porter and Terry Rozier. Porter pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and was permanently banned by the NBA in 2024. Rozier faces separate criminal allegations and has pleaded not guilty, a distinction preserved in reporting on the new safeguards.
Sportsbook agreements provide the mechanism for enforcement
DraftKings said the guidance formalizes restrictions already reflected in many of its existing practices. FanDuel also supported the measures. The NBA can impose product conditions through its commercial agreements with authorized operators; these arrangements do not automatically give it equivalent control over unaffiliated platforms.
NBA executive Scott Kaufman-Ross has said the league sought to remove vulnerable bet types without pushing customers toward illegal markets. He also acknowledged the difficulty of securing equivalent restrictions from prediction-market platforms where the league lacks partnership agreements.
The changes accompany broader integrity measures, including in-person betting-rules education for players, coaches and training staff, additional monitoring of unusual betting activity and stronger responses to bettor harassment. The sportsbook restrictions will also apply to WNBA games beginning in 2027.
