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Pablo Torre Claims Kevin Garnett Played in Private Poker Game Linked to "Operation Royal Flush"
"Operation Royal Flush" is a federal investigation targeting an alleged illegal gambling and money laundering network that included high-stakes poker games attended by celebrities, athletes, and wealthy figures. The DOJ announced multiple indictments earlier this week tied to the operation.
Two indictments. Massive probes. “Operation Royal Flush.” “Operation Nothing But Bet.” Well-executed operations that infiltrated pro sports in a manner we’ve not seen at this level in a while.
Dozens of people including former and current NBA players and a coach have been charged in connection to two investigations into an alleged widespread sports betting scheme and organized crime ring.
Terry Rozier's moniker started as an internet meme. Now it's in an FBI indictment. Here's the nicknames used for the accused in NBA gambling scandal.
Chauncey Billups wasn’t the only retired player you might run into at one of the card games the FBI is investigating.
The Fort McDowell stand-off is just one incident in Arizona’s long and complicated history with gambling. That history has been thrown into sharp relief as news broke Thursday of a sweeping federal investigation, dubbed Operation Royal Flush, into illegal sports gambling by the Department of Justice.
From X-rays, to hidden cameras and even pre-marked cards, prosecutors say the suspects in Thursday's NBA-mafia-linked gambling bust used a wide range of tech.
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Poker's NBA-and-Mafia betting scandal echoes movie games, and cheats, from 'Ocean's' to 'Rounders'
The stakes. The famous faces. The posh private rooms. The clever cheating schemes. The federal indictment of a big-money poker ring involving NBA figures on Thursday, in which unsuspecting rich players were allegedly enticed to join then cheated of their money,