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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Do Movies and Table Games Ever Tell the Truth?

Movies love a casino moment. There’s something cinematic about a player holding their breath, chips stacked high, and the ...

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.

How NBA figures and mafia families allegedly stole millions in rigged poker games: "Very sophisticated cheating technologies"

X-ray tables. Hidden cameras. Pre-marked cards. Here's how investigators say suspects rigged poker games to allegedly steal ...

'The mafia ain't what it used to be' - FBI's gambling case shows mob's evolution

But former prosecutors said the mafia's influence and activities have changed since its heyday in the 20th century, when ...
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FBI says card shuffling machines were hacked as part of major illegal gambling schemes

The FBI says card shuffling machines were hacked to cheat at poker as part of a major illegal gambling scheme. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to a reporter who's been covering the machines' vulnerabilities.

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

Authorities say an indicted poker cheating ring involving pro sports figures and the mafia used a series of high-tech tactics ...

From trick contact lenses to NBA 'Face Cards' — how the mob allegedly rigged high-stakes poker games

Federal prosecutors said mobsters used elaborate tech and Portland Trailblazer coach Chauncey Billups to lure wealthy people ...