The federal government says the cases, dubbed “Operation Royal Flush” and “Operation Nothing But Bet,” reveal ties to game-fixing and rigged poker games between the NBA and four New York crime familie...

Portland Trail Blazers coach and former Detroit Pistons legend Chauncey Billups was arrested in Oregon with charges connected to an illegal poker ring, as first reported by ABC News on Thursday, Oct. ...

“The defendants used a variety of very sophisticated cheating technologies, some of which were provided by other defendants in exchange for a share of the profits from the scheme,” Nocella said.