FBI Arrests NBA Players, Coaches in Gambling Probes

That incident, described in a federal indictment unsealed on Thursday in Brooklyn, now sits at the center of one of the most sweeping sports gambling cases ever brought by the US Justice Department — one that stretches from locker rooms to underground poker clubs controlled by New York’s biggest mafia families.

NBA reviewing injury reporting in light of FBI illegal gambling probe

The NBA is reviewing its rules regarding injury announcements, as well as how it educates league personnel and players.

FBI Busts Mob, NBA Players for Gambling Scheme: Here's the Tech They Used

Lured by the prospect of playing poker with pro athletes, wealthy clients lost millions thanks to hidden cameras, X-ray tables, and machines rigged with wireless cheating tech.

FBI: "La Cosa Nostra" Used NBA Stars As Bait For "Rigged" Sports Bets And Poker Games Using "High-Tech Cheating Technology"

New York FBI Assistant Director Christopher Raia said that "Operation Royal Flush" has arrested dozens of members of various crime families of "la Cosa Nostra" in an illegal gambling scheme. They allegedly used NBA stars as "bait" to get people into high-level poker games,

FBI official says alleged gambling ring involves an NBA team that doesn’t exist

The “Toronto Rangers,” of course, do not exist. Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier were arrested Thursday on charges related to an illegal poker operation tied to organized crime, according to an ABC News report.

Former Milwaukee player arrested as part of FBI’s NBA gambling investigation that includes Bucks game

Ex-Bucks player Damon Jones is one of those arrested by the FBI, along with Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Heat player Terry Rozier.

NBA Sends League-Wide Memo on Gambling Policies in Response to FBI Arrests

A gambling scandal rocked the NBA last week as Heat guard Terry Rozier, Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, and dozens of other individuals were arrested by f
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Gilbert Arenas denies being FBI informant in recent NBA gambling scandal: "The last group you want to snitch on is the mafia"

What makes this situation even more troubling is the involvement of the mafia and other crime families. Thirteen members and associates of the infamous Luchhese, Gambino and Genovese families were also involved in these cases, making it a first time in American sports history that the NBA personnel have been involved with the underworld.

Fox News Sports Huddle Newsletter: FBI probes NBA gambling ties, Blue Jays rebound after marathon night

BAD BEAT — Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former NBA guard and coach Damon Jones were arrested by the FBI last week in connection with two investigations into alleged illegal sports betting and rigged poker games with alleged ties to the mob. Continue reading …
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