A big-money poker ring involving NBA figures indicted this week for allegedly cheating unsuspecting rich players echoes decades of films and TV shows, with supposed Mafia involvement adding to the drama.

You can picture the scene. Tucked somewhere between the glitter and grit of Manhattan, a room wafting smoke with the rhythm of a poker game seemingly like any other: Cards whisper against felt, chips click in steady tempo,

Two men from Georgia are among 31 people charged in what federal prosecutors call a sprawling, high-tech illegal gambling operation that stretched across the country.

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.

Prosecutors charged more than 30 people in a conspiracy to rig poker games, from an NBA coach and members of the Mob to people living in relative obscurity.

A multimillion-dollar Greenwich Village townhouse once rented by Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott has been identified as one of two New York City locations allegedly used for high-stakes, illegal poker games tied to a federal indictment.

Prosecutors said shuffling machines with hidden technology and "an X-ray table" were among the tactics used to rig the games.

Hall of Fame coach Chauncey Billups denies wrongdoing after FBI arrest in alleged gambling ring investigation, vows to fight charges with same tenacity as career.