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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,
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Poker’s NBA-and-Mafia betting scandal echoes movie games, and cheats, from ‘Ocean’s’ to ‘Rounders’
A big-money poker ring involving NBA figures indicted this week for allegedly cheating unsuspecting rich players echoes decades of films and TV shows, with supposed Mafia involvement adding to the drama.
The Department of Justice detailed sophisticated technology allegedly used in the poker scandal liked to the NBA and organized crime families.
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Meyer Lansky II gives inside look at how athletes can get tied up with mafia: 'It's a strong entity'
Meyer Lansky II reflected on the allure of gambling, power, and mafia ties, offering insight into why athletes risk their careers through illegal betting and poker schemes.
X-ray tables. Hidden cameras. Pre-marked cards. Here's how investigators say suspects rigged poker games to allegedly steal at least $7 million.
Here's a look at the stunning charges brought against former and current NBA stars and others, including fraud, money laundering, and extortion.
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Cheating, extortion, mobsters. Here’s the N.J. mafia connection to the massive rigged poker charges.
Ziliani, Hoti, and Garzon are each facing multiple federal counts, including wire fraud, operating an illegal gambling business and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Hoti is also charged in connection with a violent robbery. If convicted, each could face up to 20 years in federal prison.
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Report: Kevin Garnett Played in Mafia-run Illegal Poker Game Tied to Chauncey Billups' Arrest
Basketball Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett reportedly played in one of the Mafia-backed illegal poker games connected to the federal
Meyer Lansky II talked to Fox News Digital about the allure of gambling, power, and mafia ties, offering insight into why athletes risk their careers through gambling schemes.
"As Ray Liotta said in Goodfellas: 'We were treated like movie stars with muscle'," said attorney Ed McDonald, who, as the real-life prosecutor who managed former mobster-turned-FBI informant Henry Hill, played himself in the iconic film.
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