LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Federal authorities have charged Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat player Terry Rozier with money laundering and wire fraud in connection with an alleged sports betting scheme.

The charges have prompted WKYT to ask questions about how local colleges are educating student athletes about sports betting regulations and risks.

Jamey Carver, senior associate athletic director of compliance at Morehead State University, said technology has made sports betting more accessible than when he started in college athletics over two decades ago.

“When I started out if you wanted to make a bet, you had to be in Vegas or you had to be in New Jersey wherever that might be,” Carver said.

“It’s exploded within the past five years, I think we can all

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