Mafia
FBI announces arrests in NBA-linked betting probe and Mafia-backed poker scheme
Petra Hartmann Verificato
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn on Thursday, October 23, 2025, unsealed two indictments tied to illegal gambling, charging more than 30 people across 11 states — including Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier — in alleged insider sports-betting and rigged high‑stakes poker schemes with links to La Cosa Nostra.