The head coach of an NBA team arrested for organized crime/gambling ring ties

[WhatInThe]

The head coach of the NBA Portland Trailblazers arrested for organized crime and gambling ring ties. As was a current player for the Miami heat. Also arrested an ex NBA player in Las Vegas.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/23/nba-billups-rozier-sports-betting-arrests-gambling.html

The Miami player was flagged months ago for suspicious betting activity.

 

[Been There]

I also heard that this was going on for years and then I also heard something about the Mafia running poker games and tied it in with the illegal NBA gambling. There were people talking while they were explaining this on tv and I couldn’t hear everything. The FBI is continuing to investigate the charges.

 

[WhatInThe]

Apparently they used alot of tech including x ray poker tables, card reading poker chips and contact lenses to rig poker games.

X-ray tables, hidden cameras: The tech in rigged poker games linked to the mob and the NBA

Good thing the feds found out before one the players.

Also reports that at least one game was thrown by Miami's Terry Rozier

The exact moment Terry Rozier allegedly threw game for $200k

 

[Been There]

Apparently they used alot of tech including x ray poker tables, card reading poker chips and contact lenses to rig poker games.

X-ray tables, hidden cameras: The tech in rigged poker games linked to the mob and the NBA

Good thing the feds found out before one the players.

Also reports that at least one game was thrown by Miami's Terry Rozier

The exact moment Terry Rozier allegedly threw game for $200k

It definitely wasn’t on the up and up. I wouldn’t be surprised if Charles Barkley lost a bunch of money playing poker. I don’t know if names of victims will be released or not.