A back-room poker game in Las Vegas with the added lure of playing alongside someone famous. For some people, it's the stuff ...
Among the previously charged co-conspirators in the case is former NBA player Jontay Porter, who has already pleaded guilty to charges that he withdrew early from games, claiming illness or injury, so ...
The crime families provided security for the rigged poker sessions, while former professional NBA players Billups and Damon Jones, were known as “face cards”. They were used to “lure” wealthy victims ...
The federal gambling probe presents an intractable problem for the league that isn't easy to solve. (Or is it?) ...
Allow me a moment to shoot some fish in a barrel. Former Timberwolves point guard and current Portland Trailblazers head coach Chauncey Billups was arrested by the FBI on Thursday as part of a federal ...
Poker games took place in the Hamptons, Miami, Las Vegas and Manhattan, with prosecutors alleging the defendants of using rigged card shuffling machines.
Lured by the prospect of playing poker with pro athletes, wealthy clients lost millions thanks to hidden cameras, X-ray ...
New York FBI Assistant Director Christopher Raia said that "Operation Royal Flush" has arrested dozens of members of various ...
A mind-boggling gambling racket has been unearthed in the US. Multiple basketball players and even a coach have been charged with rigging NBA games and participating in illegal poker games sponsored ...
The Portland Trail Blazers coach, Chauncey Billups, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 23, as part of federal gambling investigations, according to FBI director Kash Patel.