Mafia involved in NBA gambling scandal
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Officials announced the charges in that case, along with a separate case involving illegal gambling on Thursday.
State and federal authorities on Thursday announced a sweeping investigation that linked more than 30 people — including Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier — with two gambling schemes tied to multiple Mafia families.
The son of a legendary mafia capo, a newbie made man and highly skilled poker-playing wiseguy were among the 13 mobsters busted alongside NBA stars in a sweeping historic gambling bust, according
Authorities say the former Finals MVP was part of a wider FBI probe into an underground gambling network with Mafia ties
A documentary revisits the vicious battle for control of organized crime in Philadelphia that broke out in the 1990s.
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Lawmakers want “safeguards” added after charges are brought against dozens of people, including current and former high-profile NBA figures, in federal sports-betting and illegal poker investigations.
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