Alleged Mafia and NBA Ties in Illegal Poker and Game Fixing Scandals
TL;DR
Authorities in New York have dismantled a sophisticated illegal poker operation linked to the mafia, involving high-tech cheating methods, professional athletes, and violent tactics, resulting in 31 arrests including NBA figures Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones, and exposing a major organized crime network profiting over $7 million.
- How New York City’s mafia allegedly ran illegal poker games tied to major NBA figures and US athletes CNN
- Adebayo: Heat offering 'full support' to Rozier ESPN
- U.S. Details How Mob and Ex-NBA Players Lured High Rollers Into Poker Trap The New York Times
- The NBA Is Gambling Away Its Soul The Ringer
- Chauncey Billups appears to be unnamed conspirator alleged to have leaked plan to lose NBA game CNBC
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