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 of a poker game seemingly like any other: Cards whisper against felt, chips click in steady tempo,

What is La Cosa Nostra? Inside the mafia’s rumored influence that shadowed NBA’s gambling scandal

The NBA faces a potential crisis as a gambling scandal reveals links to \"La Cosa Nostra,\" the Italian-American Mafia. Investigators are exploring conn
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NBA gambling arrests stun league, expose mafia links: What to know

Damon Jones: Former NBA player and assistant coach for Los Angeles in 2022-23. Jones is accused of supplying inside information to allow a network of conspirators to place winning bets on games. And like Billups, he is also accused of helping to lure wealthy people to participate in poker games.

‘Quarterbacks,’ ‘face cards’ and spy tech: How the Mafia allegedly teamed up with NBA stars to rip off high-stakes poker games

An explosive indictment accuses basketball stars and bookies of conspiring with four of New York’s Five Families to rig illegal, high-stakes poker games across the country with high-tech devices — with threats of violence against the marks in debt to the fraudulent scheme.
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Mob War: Philadelphia vs. The Mafia: Where is American mobster now John Stanfa? Details from the latest Netflix docuseries, explored

Philadelphia vs. The Mafia, shows the mob era of Philadelphia when, in 1991, a power vacuum was created after the fall of Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo.

NBA injuries, rigged poker games and the mafia: What we know about gambling arrests

Authorities said the "mind-boggling" fraud involved tens of millions of dollars and included members of organised crime.

What is La Cosa Nostra? How the Mafia is linked to NBA gambling probe involving Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups

Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier are facing money laundering and wire fraud conspiracy charges in connection with federal gambling-related investigations.

What a Mafia-Linked Gambling Scandal Reveals About the Rot of Sports as We Know It

What they were involved in, as FBI Director Kash Patel attested at a press conference, was “a wide-sweeping criminal enterprise that envelops both the NBA and La Cosa Nostra.” Even outside the mob ties,
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