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

An underground poker ring is the center of a federal indictment released Thursday.More than 30 people, including mobsters and ...

How mafiosos and NBA stars used rigged card shufflers, X-ray tables and secret contact lenses in multi-million-dollar poker scam

The scam began at least in 2019, and netted millions using a mixture of high-tech gadgets and old school mob tricks.

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 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 ...

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 allegedly using the same trick to fleece victims for millions.

Rigged NBA bets, high-tech tools to cheat at poker, the mob: What we know about the illegal gambling cases

Among those caught up in the web of illegal gambling allegations are Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and ...

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 ...

I Cheated At Poker By Hacking A Casino Card Shuffling Machine

WIRED's Andy Greenberg teams up with casino cheating expert Sal Piacente and hacker/researcher Joseph Tartaro to exploit an ...