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,
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Rented NYC home was used for NBA-Mafia poker games: feds

The lavish Manhattan home is located at 80 Washington Place in Greenwich Village. Officials say that in 2023 basketball stars and bookies conspired with four of New York’s Five Families to rig poker games at the home with high-tech devices. The six-story townhouse reportedly sold in 2024 for $17 million.

What is La Cosa Nostra? Inside the mafia’s rumored influence that shadowed NBA’s gambling scandal

The NBA faces a potential crisis as a gambling scandal reveals links to \"La Cosa Nostra,\" the Italian-American Mafia. Investigators are exploring conn
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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.

What a Mafia-Linked Gambling Scandal Reveals About the Rot of Sports as We Know It

What they were involved in, as FBI Director Kash Patel attested at a press conference, was “a wide-sweeping criminal enterprise that envelops both the NBA and La Cosa Nostra.” Even outside the mob ties,

‘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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