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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 cheaters rigged high-stakes poker games with the mob and sports pros, according to authorities
Rigged poker games melded high-tech trickery with NBA star power, prosecutors say
How does gambling on NHL games work? Is the league susceptible to a scandal?
Two days after the NBA opened its season, federal authorities arrested more than 30 people, including Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, as part of a...

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EXPLAINED: NBA gambling scam 2025 — what exactly happened?
Who is Chauncey Billups? How a Denver teen became the Detroit Pistons’ legendary “Mr. Big Shot”
NBA gambling scandal explained: What the indictments against players and coaches reveal
Prosecutors said Rozier and Damon Jones, a former player and assistant coach, were key figures.

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NBA Gambling-Mafia Poker Scandal: How Basketball And Mob Figures Rigged High-Stakes Games – Explained
Chilling messages reveal how mafia henchmen allegedly threatened and attacked victims of their rigged NBA poker games

Wild details revealed from ‘rigged poker games’ run by Chauncey Billups, Damon Jones

The NBA world has been turned on its head after a massive sports gambling investigation officially came to light on Thursday when the FBI dropped information leading to the arrests of Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier.

Here’s How the Poker Scheme Worked, According to Prosecutors

The players cheated with sophisticated technology, and those who lost faced the threat of violence and extortion.
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