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X-ray tables, hidden cameras: The tech in rigged poker games linked to the mob and the NBA
A sprawling indictment unsealed Thursday by the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York charged Chauncey Billups, the head coach of the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers, and Damon Jones, a for...

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How NBA figures and mafia families allegedly stole millions in rigged poker games: "Very sophisticated cheating technologies"
X-ray poker tables allegedly used by NYC mafia in NBA gambling scandal are readily available online
Chauncey Billups' lawyer issues defiant message after arrest over alleged Mafia-led gambling ring
Chauncey Billups' lawyer has vehemently denied his client's alleged involvement in a Mafia-led gambling ring, insisting the NBA coach is a 'man of integrity' who will fight the accusations in court.

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What we know about arrests in FBI's illegal gambling investigation
NBA star and head coach arrested in gambling probes as FBI arrests have potential to rock the sport
'These dudes are stupid': Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal weigh in on NBA gambling scandal
Smith pointed out that "gambling is an addiction which could make you make illogical decisions," but Barkley interjected his opinion that addiction had nothing to do with the decision Jones and Rozier...

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FBI, DOJ discuss massive illegal sports betting, rigged poker games involving NBA players, coaches
NBA places Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier on leave pending gambling investigation | The Herd
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Specific Details Emerge About Chauncy Billups-Mafia Poker Cheating Operation

U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Joseph Nocella and FBI Director Kash Patel detailed the poker scheme. They described the rigged poker game as a wide-ranging cheating operation centered in the New York area run by the Bonanno, Gambino, Lucchese, and Genovese crime families.
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Read the Chauncey Billups ‘Rigged’ Poker Indictment

Billups is accused of involvement in a rigged poker game. The post Read the Chauncey Billups ‘Rigged’ Poker Indictment appeared first on Front Office Sports.

Poker Indictment Puts Spotlight on $10,000 Card Shufflers

The rigged-poker-game indictment unveiled on Thursday reads like a Hollywood heist film, featuring NBA stars and famous Mafia crime families. It also involves the high-tech hacking of casino-quality card shuffling machines.

Texas Cheat ’Em? U.S. Details How Mob Lured High Rollers Into Poker Trap.

A Manhattan apartment was at the center of a Mafia-run ring that used former N.B.A. players as bait and technology to read cards, prosecutors say.
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