New York Is the Center of Basketball. And Basketball Betting Scandals.

Point shaving. Gambling rings. Illegal poker games. Prosecutors in New York have seen it all.

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U.S. Details How Mob and Ex-NBA Players Lured High Rollers Into Poker Trap

A Manhattan apartment was at the center of a Mafia-run ring that used former N.B.A. players as bait and technology to read cards, prosecutors say.

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The Wider Costs of the N.B.A. Insider-Trading Scandal

Criminal charges over a wide-ranging betting ring have called into question the sports world’s embrace of legalized gambling.

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As Early Voting Begins, How Many Will Take Advantage of It?

Saturday is the first day of early voting in the New York City mayor’s race. It’s also the last day to register to vote on Nov. 4.

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Here Are the Defendants Named in the N.B.A. Gambling Indictments

More than 30 people were charged in what prosecutors said was a gambling scheme involving N.B.A. players and coaches.

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NBA Gambling Scandal: What We Know

Two indictments detailed schemes involving sports betting and rigged poker games, prosecutors said. The link was current and former N.B.A. players and coaches.

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Here’s How the Poker Scheme Worked, According to Prosecutors

The players cheated with sophisticated technology, and those who lost faced the threat of violence and extortion.

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Who Is Chauncey Billups?

Mr. Billups earned the nickname Mr. Big Shot during a Hall of Fame N.B.A. playing career. He has been a head coach since 2021.

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