NBA/Mafia Gambling Ring

[Kazman5k]

American learns the hard way that other countries enforce their laws

We’ll make a trade for the most heinous Indonesian criminal in our prison system to get him back

 

[Dr.DrakeRamoray]

American learns the hard way that other countries enforce their laws

I mean zero shot the US government lets a IS citizen get the death penalty over this

 

[Kazman5k]

The refs from the Minnesota game are guilty until proven innocent

 

[TampaBaySkers]

In other basketball news...

Ex-Utah State Star Jarred Shaw Faces Life-or-Death Trouble in Indonesia Over THC Gummies

Former Utah State basketball standout Jarred Shaw faces Indonesia’s toughest drug laws after his arrest in May for holding THC gummies — charges that could carry penalties of decades in prison, life imprisonment or even the death penalty if convicted.

www.outkick.com

Death penalty for weed - holy shit !

 

[2010sarenevercomingback]

The FBI is holding a press conference right now on the details around this morning's sports gambling bust.Here are some of the highlights:

1. Current and former NBA players and coaches Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier, and Damon Jones have been arrested.
2. This was an illegal gambling and sports rigging operation that spanned years across 11 states. In total, 30 individuals have been arrested (13 mafia members).
3. The case involves La Cosa Nostra (the Italian mafia).
4. Charges include illegal gambling, wire fraud, and extortion.
5. There are two separate indictments. The first involves six defendants accused of participating in a sports corruption scheme that exploited insider information involving NBA players and teams. The defendants leveraged their connections to place prop bets based on confidential insider information, winning tens of thousands of dollars per bet.The second indictment involves 31 defendants charged with participating in a nationwide scheme to rig illegal poker games. The FBI says they used high-tech cheating technology to steal millions of dollars from victims in underground poker games that were secretly fixed.
6. The two cases are separate, but there are three overlapping defendants, including former NBA player and coach Damon Jones.
7. The FBI says that NBA player Terry Rozier told the defendants that he was going to leave a game early on March 23, 2023, with an injury. The defendants then placed more than $200,000 of wagers on the unders for his prop bets, with Rozier leaving the game after nine minutes. Those bets paid out tens of thousands of dollars in profits, and the defendants and Rozier counted the money at his house.
8 The FBI says that former Raptors player Jontay Porter was threatened to participate in the sports gambling scheme because of his gambling debts.
9. Teams that were bet on during the sports gambling scheme include the Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers, and the Toronto Raptors.
10. The rigged poker games occurred in the Hamptons, Miami, Las Vegas, and Manhattan.
11. The poker scheme targeted victims who were lured to participate in rigged poker games by the chance to play alongside former professional athletes. These athletes included Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones.
12. The FBI says that the defendants utilized altered shuffling machines to read the cards in the deck and then relayed that information to an off-site operator. The offsite operator — known as the "quarterback" — then sent that information to someone at the table.
13. The FBI also says that the defendants utilized other cheating technologies, including poker chip trays that read cards through hidden cameras, special contact lenses and glasses that could read marked cards, and x-ray poker tables that could read cards face down.
14. The FBI says that the defendants robbed a victim at gunpoint to acquire a rigged shuffling machine.
15. The sports gambling investigation is called "Operation Nothing But Net," while the poker investigation is called "Operation Royal Flush."
16. The FBI has been working on this investigation for four years, with victims losing at least $7 million.
17. One specific victim lost at least $1.8 million.
18. The FBI reviewed thousands of hours of video evidence and executed more than two dozen search warrants.

These are just accusations at this point. I am just pointing out details from the FBI's investigation.

 

[Kazman5k]

How many boxes of ziti do we think rozier lost in a night?

 

[Goskers07]

The FBI is holding a press conference right now on the details around this morning's sports gambling bust.Here are some of the highlights:

1. Current and former NBA players and coaches Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier, and Damon Jones have been arrested.
2. This was an illegal gambling and sports rigging operation that spanned years across 11 states. In total, 30 individuals have been arrested (13 mafia members).
3. The case involves La Cosa Nostra (the Italian mafia).
4. Charges include illegal gambling, wire fraud, and extortion.
5. There are two separate indictments. The first involves six defendants accused of participating in a sports corruption scheme that exploited insider information involving NBA players and teams. The defendants leveraged their connections to place prop bets based on confidential insider information, winning tens of thousands of dollars per bet.The second indictment involves 31 defendants charged with participating in a nationwide scheme to rig illegal poker games. The FBI says they used high-tech cheating technology to steal millions of dollars from victims in underground poker games that were secretly fixed.
6. The two cases are separate, but there are three overlapping defendants, including former NBA player and coach Damon Jones.
7. The FBI says that NBA player Terry Rozier told the defendants that he was going to leave a game early on March 23, 2023, with an injury. The defendants then placed more than $200,000 of wagers on the unders for his prop bets, with Rozier leaving the game after nine minutes. Those bets paid out tens of thousands of dollars in profits, and the defendants and Rozier counted the money at his house.
8 The FBI says that former Raptors player Jontay Porter was threatened to participate in the sports gambling scheme because of his gambling debts.
9. Teams that were bet on during the sports gambling scheme include the Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers, and the Toronto Raptors.
10. The rigged poker games occurred in the Hamptons, Miami, Las Vegas, and Manhattan.
11. The poker scheme targeted victims who were lured to participate in rigged poker games by the chance to play alongside former professional athletes. These athletes included Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones.
12. The FBI says that the defendants utilized altered shuffling machines to read the cards in the deck and then relayed that information to an off-site operator. The offsite operator — known as the "quarterback" — then sent that information to someone at the table.
13. The FBI also says that the defendants utilized other cheating technologies, including poker chip trays that read cards through hidden cameras, special contact lenses and glasses that could read marked cards, and x-ray poker tables that could read cards face down.
14. The FBI says that the defendants robbed a victim at gunpoint to acquire a rigged shuffling machine.
15. The sports gambling investigation is called "Operation Nothing But Net," while the poker investigation is called "Operation Royal Flush."
16. The FBI has been working on this investigation for four years, with victims losing at least $7 million.
17. One specific victim lost at least $1.8 million.
18. The FBI reviewed thousands of hours of video evidence and executed more than two dozen search warrants.

These are just accusations at this point. I am just pointing out details from the FBI's investigation.

Maybe I can finally get my $1.8 million back from those bastards. I should have known Shaq wasn't smart enough to play poker.


But for real, this is insane. I knew the mafia was still reportedly active, just much more low key. Turns out they turned into ridiculously sneaky fucks.

 

[Dr.DrakeRamoray]

Maybe I can finally get my $1.8 million back from those bastards. I should have known Shaq wasn't smart enough to play poker.


But for real, this is insane. I knew the mafia was still reportedly active, just much more low key. Turns out they turned into ridiculously sneaky fucks.

Contrary to popular believe they are alive and well. Just not in the zeitgeist like they were until the 80s

 

[BIGSTICK67]

Today I learned the mafia is still around and operating

Now that I know that I'd like a showdown between them and the Hells Angels.

 

[doublewing]

I mean zero shot the US government lets a IS citizen get the death penalty over this

It seems in most of these situations, the foreign government makes a show of this to reinforce their laws to the world and/or try to leverage it against the US. He'll get a minimum penalty and be let go soon.

That said, I spent a few years traveling the globe with some edibles unknowingly stashed away in some pocket I forgot existed in the bottom of my backpack. I even went through countries that would go through all of your belongings in front of you before you board the plane and they didn't find them either.

 

[rsmacke]

The FBI is holding a press conference right now on the details around this morning's sports gambling bust.Here are some of the highlights:

1. Current and former NBA players and coaches Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier, and Damon Jones have been arrested.
2. This was an illegal gambling and sports rigging operation that spanned years across 11 states. In total, 30 individuals have been arrested (13 mafia members).
3. The case involves La Cosa Nostra (the Italian mafia).
4. Charges include illegal gambling, wire fraud, and extortion.
5. There are two separate indictments. The first involves six defendants accused of participating in a sports corruption scheme that exploited insider information involving NBA players and teams. The defendants leveraged their connections to place prop bets based on confidential insider information, winning tens of thousands of dollars per bet.The second indictment involves 31 defendants charged with participating in a nationwide scheme to rig illegal poker games. The FBI says they used high-tech cheating technology to steal millions of dollars from victims in underground poker games that were secretly fixed.
6. The two cases are separate, but there are three overlapping defendants, including former NBA player and coach Damon Jones.
7. The FBI says that NBA player Terry Rozier told the defendants that he was going to leave a game early on March 23, 2023, with an injury. The defendants then placed more than $200,000 of wagers on the unders for his prop bets, with Rozier leaving the game after nine minutes. Those bets paid out tens of thousands of dollars in profits, and the defendants and Rozier counted the money at his house.
8 The FBI says that former Raptors player Jontay Porter was threatened to participate in the sports gambling scheme because of his gambling debts.
9. Teams that were bet on during the sports gambling scheme include the Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers, and the Toronto Raptors.
10. The rigged poker games occurred in the Hamptons, Miami, Las Vegas, and Manhattan.
11. The poker scheme targeted victims who were lured to participate in rigged poker games by the chance to play alongside former professional athletes. These athletes included Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones.
12. The FBI says that the defendants utilized altered shuffling machines to read the cards in the deck and then relayed that information to an off-site operator. The offsite operator — known as the "quarterback" — then sent that information to someone at the table.
13. The FBI also says that the defendants utilized other cheating technologies, including poker chip trays that read cards through hidden cameras, special contact lenses and glasses that could read marked cards, and x-ray poker tables that could read cards face down.
14. The FBI says that the defendants robbed a victim at gunpoint to acquire a rigged shuffling machine.
15. The sports gambling investigation is called "Operation Nothing But Net," while the poker investigation is called "Operation Royal Flush."
16. The FBI has been working on this investigation for four years, with victims losing at least $7 million.
17. One specific victim lost at least $1.8 million.
18. The FBI reviewed thousands of hours of video evidence and executed more than two dozen search warrants.

These are just accusations at this point. I am just pointing out details from the FBI's investigation.

Mafia nugs on a Thursday?

 

[2010sarenevercomingback]

Mafia nugs on a Thursday?

Rhule is from NYC. Just saying...

 

[Kaladin]

 

[Snockered69]

When’s Lebron getting arrested?

 

[Jim14510]

To be fair Russ has been doing that for 15 years

He was like 1/2 of that highlight.

 

[greybeardedchild]

This sounds like deab journalism. "Oh yeah, I also totally knew about this secretly"

 

[Sous Chef]

This sounds pretty crazy. Apparently it wasn't just sports betting but they had illegal poker games with rigged shuffling machines and they would bring in the NBA players to draw in like one rich target and then the mafia would rig the game so the rich person would lose and everyone else there was in on it including the NBA players. On top of throwing games

Imagine that. The NBA is rigged. My innocence is destroyed now.

 

[Sous Chef]

In other basketball news...

Ex-Utah State Star Jarred Shaw Faces Life-or-Death Trouble in Indonesia Over THC Gummies

Former Utah State basketball standout Jarred Shaw faces Indonesia’s toughest drug laws after his arrest in May for holding THC gummies — charges that could carry penalties of decades in prison, life imprisonment or even the death penalty if convicted.

www.outkick.com

Don't take your weed to southeast asia. Fuck their children, that's fine with them. But don't get high while you do it. That's worth the death penalty. Fucking weirdos.

 

[Sous Chef]

I mean zero shot the US government lets a IS citizen get the death penalty over this

I can't remember the name of the movie but Joaquim Pheonix was the lead. It was a true story about a US citizen that got executed for week in Thailand.

 

[rsmacke]

Rhule is from NYC. Just saying...

The Minnesota game finally makes sense.