FBI, Chauncey Billups and poker
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Federal indictments reveal sports corruption and rigged poker schemes with Las Vegas connections, raising concerns about legal betting integrity.
An NBA Hall of Famer, a current star and former player are among dozens arrested in an FBI crackdown on illegal gambling that includes alleged members of organized crime families.
Here's a look at how the alleged fraudsters rigged the games, according to an unsealed indictment and the announcement from federal officials.
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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 to rigged poker games.
The players cheated with sophisticated technology, and those who lost faced the threat of violence and extortion.
A change in how, and where, poker players cash out after gambling on the Strip will begin later this week. Multiple casino operators on the Strip, including Caesars Entertainment, MGM Resorts International and Wynn Resorts, will only cash out poker chips ...
Chauncey Billups was charged with participating in a conspiracy to fix high-stakes card games in Las Vegas, Miami, Manhattan and the Hamptons that were backed by La Cosa Nostra Crime families.
Among those caught up in the web of illegal gambling allegations are Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier.
Damon Jones and others, including members of New York and New Jersey Mafia families, were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering in a federal indictment unsealed
Prosecutors said the elaborate plot - which allegedly netted $7 million from victims - as something that belonged in a Hollywood movie.