More than 30 arrested, including NBA stars

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Operation Royal Flush: NBA stars, the mob and an ‘illegal gambling empire’
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.

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Rigged NBA bets, high-tech tools to cheat at poker, the mob: What we know about the illegal gambling cases
More than 30 arrested, including NBA stars, in FBI's illegal gambling probe

NBA, Chauncey Billups

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NBA’s Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier Indicted in Mob-Linked Gambling Investigation
The federal government says the cases reveal ties to game-fixing and rigged poker games between the NBA and four New York crime families.

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Tyronn Lue and Kevin Garnett caught up in NBA gambling scandal after Chauncey Billups arrest
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NBA Head Coach Chauncey Billups Arrested For Mafia-Rigged Poker Games

NBA gambling scandal takes new twist

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NBA reveals to all 30 teams first steps to fix gambling problem
The post NBA reveals to all 30 teams first steps to fix gambling problem appeared first on ClutchPoints. Recently, the NBA world received a major jolt when Miami Heat guard Terry

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Dealt in the desert: Operation Royal Flush and Arizona’s gambling past

Read about the Fort McDowell standoff, a pivotal moment in Arizona's gambling history, and the recent federal investigation into illegal sports gambling.
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Boston Celtics Legend Kevin Garnett Mentioned In NBA Poker Scandal

As more and more details come out about "Operation Royal Flush" as part of the Department of Justice investigation into ...
Los Angeles Magazine

Feds: NBA Players, Coach Teamed Up With NYC Mafia in Sprawling Gambling Scam

Feds charge NBA players and coach Chauncey Billups in a Mafia-backed gambling scam that rigged underground poker games across ...

"Operation Royal Flush" nets major NBA gambling arrests tied to Mafia

Dozens of people including former and current NBA players and a coach have been charged in connection to two investigations ...

With NBA in crosshairs, commissioner Adam Silver has huge problem on his hands

Two indictments. Massive probes. “Operation Royal Flush.” “Operation Nothing But Bet.” Well-executed operations that ...
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Pablo Torre Claims Kevin Garnett Played in Private Poker Game Linked to "Operation Royal Flush"

"Operation Royal Flush" is a federal investigation targeting an alleged illegal gambling and money laundering network that ...