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

Here's a look at how the alleged fraudsters rigged the games, according to an unsealed indictment and the announcement from ...

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 ...

Barcoded decks, contact lenses and X-ray tables: How New York’s mafia allegedly ran illegal poker games tied to US athletes

You can picture the scene. Tucked somewhere between the glitter and grit of Manhattan, a room wafting smoke with the rhythm ...

Poker's NBA-and-Mafia betting scandal echoes movie games, and cheats, from 'Ocean's' to 'Rounders'

The stakes. The famous faces. The posh private rooms. The clever cheating schemes. The federal indictment of a big-money ...
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'People get greedy': Poker world not shocked by allegations against Chauncey Billups

The arrest of former Pistons great Chauncey Billups for allegedly rigging high-stakes poker games has been deemed a bombshell since the news broke Thursday.
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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 ...