Tag: Poker

John Gotti, right, arrives at court with his attorney Attorney Gerald Schargel, center, and his brother Peter Gotti, left, on Feb.9, 1990, in New York. Photo: David Cantor/AP, File

Mafia returns to center stage in NBA betting scandal that included rigged poker games

October 27, 2025

Four of New York’s five organized crime families allegedly participated in the sophisticated rigging of high-stakes poker games.

This combo of images shows, from left, Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former Cleveland Cavaliers' Damon Jones. Photo: AP, File

Heat’s Rozier, Trail Blazers’ Billups charged in sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes

October 23, 2025

The case was brought by the U.S. attorney’s office in Brooklyn that previously prosecuted ex-NBA player Jontay Porter.