Reputed Gambler Reportedly Gave Florida Gator Football Players Discounts on Rental Cars
Last week, it was revealed that six Florida Gators players are facing disciplinary action following an on-campus confrontation in late May with a Gainesville-area gambler named Devante’ “Tay Bang” Zachery and his associate.
Wide receivers Kadarius Toney, Tyrie Cleveland and Rick Wells as well as defensive tackle Kyree Campbell, tight end Kemore Gamble and quarterback Emory Jones have each been implicated.
It gets uglier.
First Coast News is now reporting that Zachery, an employee at Enterprise Rent-A-Car, told the Gainesville Police Department that he gave Gator football players discounts on rental vehicles. Those players names have yet to be divulged.
The Orlando Sentinel wrote that “Zachery filed a report last week with the [GPD] that gave further details on the fractious relationship with the Gators.”
From NBC Sports:
If Zachery’s claims are accurate, they would very likely constitute NCAA violations. The university said in a statement that it’s aware of the allegations and is looking into it.
We understand GPD has followed up last week’s UPD report with a background report that has Devante Zachery (aka Tay Bang) as its primary source. We are not aware if there will be any additional information provided by GPD on this matter. Anytime we get information involving our student-athletes we look into it.
At this point, it’s unclear what if any type of punishment from the NCAA the unnamed players could be facing. It’s also unclear if there is anything deeper to the gambling aspect other than Zachery’s alleged association with it.
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
