A Gambino family mobster linked to a rigged NBA poker scheme was denied bail in Brooklyn court amid fears he could intimidate witnesses.

Behind the glass doors of an unassuming building in Manhattan, wedged between aging facades and staring across a shuttered print shop, a shadowy world stirred, coming alive with the flick of cards, the muted clink of glasses and the quiet hum of a dangerous secret.

The card-swindling technology NYC mafiosos allegedly used to cheat victims out of millions in a years-long poker scheme is readily available for sale online.

Two years before Chauncey Billups was named in an indictment in a rigged poker scheme, a pro poker player said a rigged game was built around Billups.

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,

The “Simpsons” star and longtime poker ace recently defeating SOX Entertainment CEO Scott Koondel at The V Foundation’s charity poker tournament, and they were expected to have a rematch at Azaria’s annual charity match, All in For Dream.