How cheaters rigged high-stakes poker games with the mob and sports pros, according to authorities

The indictments announced Thursday of a poker cheating ring involving NBA figures and backed by the mafia emphasized their ...
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2 Georgia men arrested in nationwide illegal high-stakes gambling scheme involving NBA head coach

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Prosecutors Show Rigged Shuffling Machine and X-Ray Table Allegedly Used in Chauncey Billups' Poker Games

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Experts say criminal intent will be key in prosecuting NBA's Billups and Rozier in gambling cases

Gambling is at the center of two blockbuster indictments targeting NBA coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat player Terry ...

Rigged poker games melded high-tech trickery with NBA star power, prosecutors say

Oct 23 (Reuters) - The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, NBA Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups, has been charged with ...