The crime families provided security for the rigged poker sessions, while former professional NBA players Billups and Damon Jones, were known as “face cards”. They were used to “lure” wealthy victims into playing in exchange for a cut of the profits, according to court documents.

As more and more details come out about "Operation Royal Flush" as part of the Department of Justice investigation into illegal gambling, it seems that more and more big names could be implicated in the scandal.