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Summary: NBA figures charged over rigged poker and sports betting NHK

1. US authorities have charged over 30 individuals, including Chauncey Billups (Portland Trail Blazers head coach) and Terry Rozier (Miami Heat player), for their involvement in illegal gambling schemes.

2. The accused are suspected of rigging poker games involving the Mafia since 2019, cheating victims out of money using sophisticated devices to read players' hands.

3. Six individuals, including Terry Rozier, are charged for alleged roles in insider sports betting, providing non-public information about upcoming games to bettors and profiting from it. Rozier is suspected of tipping off a friend ahead of a game in March 2023 about his planned early exit due to an injury, enabling the friend to wager accordingly. The FBI is investigating this as a large-scale fraud with millions of dollars being involved.
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30 individuals, including Chauncey Billups (Portland Trail Blazers head coach) and Terry Rozier (Miami Heat player), are charged by US authorities for involvement in illegal gambling schemes. The alleged activities include rigging poker games since 2019, cheating victims through sophisticated
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ID: 134d4047-008b-4276-aff5-35827bdd6de5

Category ID: listed_summary

URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20251024_17/#summary

Date: Oct. 24, 2025

Notes: 2025-10-24

Created: 2025/10/26 02:40

Updated: 2025/12/07 23:26

Last Read: 2025/10/26 13:22