How cheaters rigged high-stakes poker games with the mob and sports pros, according to authorities

The indictments announced Thursday of a poker cheating ring involving NBA figures and backed by the mafia emphasized their ...

From trick contact lenses to NBA 'Face Cards' — how the mob allegedly rigged high-stakes poker games

Federal prosecutors said mobsters used elaborate tech and Portland Trailblazer coach Chauncey Billups to lure wealthy people ...

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

More than 30 people were indicted on charges related to rigged, high-dollar poker games that allegedly involved NBA stars and ...

How Hacked Card Shufflers Allegedly Enabled a Mob-Fueled Poker Scam That Rocked the NBA

WIRED recently demonstrated how to cheat at poker by hacking the Deckmate 2 card shufflers used in casinos. The mob was ...

X-ray tables, rigged card shufflers and collusion: How Chauncey Billups allegedly helped the Mafia cheat players out of millions at illegal poker games

The stunning allegations paint a picture of a sophisticated cheating scheme that featured X-ray-equipped poker tables, rigged ...

Here’s How the Poker Scheme Worked, According to Prosecutors

The players cheated with sophisticated technology, and those who lost faced the threat of violence and extortion.

How NBA figures and mafia families allegedly stole millions in rigged poker games: "Very sophisticated cheating technologies"

X-ray tables. Hidden cameras. Pre-marked cards. Here's how investigators say suspects rigged poker games to allegedly steal ...