Barcoded decks, contact lenses and X-ray tables: How New York’s mafia allegedly ran illegal poker games tied to US athletes

You can picture the scene. Tucked somewhere between the glitter and grit of Manhattan, a room wafting smoke with the rhythm ...

NFL Hall of Famer Antonio Gates Gets Caught Up in Poker Scandal

Antonio Gates thought retirement meant rest, golf, and maybe the occasional car dealership commercial, not a cameo in the FBI ...

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 ...
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NBA Head Coach Chauncey Billups Arrested For Mafia-Rigged Poker Games

The NBA was rocked by the arrests of more than 30 people accused of illegal sports betting and poker schemes, including a ...

FBI: "La Cosa Nostra" Used NBA Stars As Bait For "Rigged" Sports Bets And Poker Games Using "High-Tech Cheating Technology"

New York FBI Assistant Director Christopher Raia said that "Operation Royal Flush" has arrested dozens of members of various ...

Armstrong Williams: We should have seen NBA's betting scandal coming

The arrests of the NBA’s Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier show that gambling is increasingly infiltrating all facets of life ...
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Shocking Report Links Clippers HC Tyronn Lue To Same Mafia-Backed Rigged Poker Game As Chauncey Billups In Las Vegas

Clippers coach Tyronn Lue reportedly tied to the same Mafia-backed rigged poker scandal as Chauncey Billups in Las Vegas.

A Modern History Of Poker Scandals

The poker scandal revealed to the world last Thursday at an FBI press conference was hardly the first time in history that words like “rigged” or “cheating” or “fraud” found their way into a poker ...