NBA, Mafia and Gambling Scandal

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The Notorious NYC Mafia Families Involved in NBA Gambling Scandal
The New York mafia is still kicking—and it may be more powerful than experts believed.Several members of New York City’s most prominent crime families were among the dozens of people arrested on Thursday in connection with rigged poker games that federal officials say involved tens of millions of dollars and high-profile NBA figures.

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NBA gambling arrests stun league, expose mafia links: What to know
What a Mafia-Linked Gambling Scandal Reveals About the Rot of Sports as We Know It
NBA stars and mafia arrested in illegal gambling crackdown
The first case alleges six defendants used insider information and in some cases players altered their performances to manipulate bets.

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FBI director and Stephen A. Smith are having a heated public feud over the explosive NBA gambling scandal
Heat’s Rozier and Trail Blazers' Billups among dozens arrested in gambling probe tied to the Mafia
Inside the NBA’s high-tech, mafia-linked gambling scandal
Authorities allege that Billups and former NBA player Damon Jones lured marks into a high-tech scheme involving X-ray tables and even card-reading contact lenses.

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FBI announces arrests in federal sports gambling probe, including NBA figures
FBI links NBA gambling scandal to mafia, allegedly stealing millions in rigged games
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Rented NYC home was used for NBA-Mafia poker games: feds

A New York townhouse was used to host rigged, illegal high-stakes poker games by alleged members of the American Mafia, according to federal investigators. The lavish Manhattan home is located at 80 Washington Place in Greenwich Village.
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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.

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,

‘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.

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.

Why the mafia fought a bicoastal gang war over artichokes

From machete fights in California fields to hijacked railcars in the Bronx, organized crime transformed the humble artichoke into a lucrative—and violent—black-market prize.
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