2 w. ago Return of the New York mafia: US sports stars accused of acting as 'bait' for high stakes poker games with hidden cameras, X

The deep-pocketed high-rollers who answered the call to stake their money at these illegal, multi-million-dollar sessions of Texas Hold'em poker were walking into an elaborate trap.

Sport

3 w. ago Mafia returns to center stage in NBA betting scandal that included rigged poker games

Decades after a crackdown by prosecutors decimated the ranks of the New York Mafia, the indictment of an NBA coach, a player and nearly three dozen others in a betting scandal highlights the mob’s persistence and adaptability

Politics

3 w. ago The NBA jumped into bed with gambling. Now the league is getting its due

The arrests of a prominent coach and player on Thursday were depressing but it is hard to have sympathy with a league that has embraced gamblingThe NBA scoreboard has turned into a stock ticker. Crowd chants, but half of them are watching their parlays instead of the play. Somewhere a coach calls timeout; somewhere else a bookmaker grins. This was always coming. The NBA invited gambling to the game when it signed lucrative sponsorship deals and paved the way for odds and offers to be splashed over our TV screens during games. So when the FBI finally showed up on Thursday, they were simply collecting the rent.Portland head coach Chauncey Billups, whose playing career ended with his induction in the hall of fame, and Miami guard Terry Rozier were arrested Thursday in connection with an FBI investigation into allegations of illegal gambling and rigged poker games. Former player and assistant coach Damon Jones, who allegedly provided “inside information” about NBA games to bettors, was ...

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3 w. ago Chilling messages reveal how mafia henchmen allegedly threatened and attacked victims of their rigged NBA poker games

The scheme involved professional athletes, including Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, being used as 'face cards' to attract victims to the table.

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3 w. ago ‘Quarterbacks,’ ‘face cards’ and spy tech: How the Mafia allegedly teamed up with NBA stars to rip off high

Feds say star basketball players lured victims to rigged poker games enforced by New York mobsters

Politics

3 w. ago LeBron James’s arrested coach sold his injury information as part of NBA

Stunning indictments see household NBA names and alleged members of New York's notorious Mafia families arrested over 'mind-boggling' scams involving rigged poker games and a faked on-court injury

Events

3 w. ago Who are Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones? A look at arrested NBA player and coaches

Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Damon Jones were arrested Thursday in connection with a federal investigation into illegal sports betting and rigged poker games back by Mafia

Sport

3 w. ago NBA’s Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier arrested as FBI details multimillion

Stunning indictments see household NBA names and alleged members of New York's notorious mafia families arrested over 'mind-boggling' scams involving rigged poker games and a faked on-court injury

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