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Poker's NBA-and-Mafia betting scandal echoes movie games, and cheats, from 'Ocean's' to 'Rounders'

A big-money poker ring involving NBA figures indicted this week for allegedly cheating unsuspecting rich players echoes decades of films and TV shows, with supposed Mafia involvement adding to the drama

The Independent UK

From X-Ray Tables to Contact Lenses: The Mafia's Secret Tech Behind Illegal Poker with US Athletes

Prosecutors uncover a Mafia-run poker scheme using X-ray tables, spy cameras, and contact lenses to cheat high rollers — with NBA stars and coaches caught in the mix.

International Business Times UK

Mafia returns to center stage in NBA betting scandal that included rigged poker games

Decades after a crackdown by prosecutors decimated the ranks of the New York Mafia, the indictment of an NBA coach, a player and nearly three dozen others in a betting scandal highlights the mob’s persistence and adaptability

The Independent UK

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SI:AM | What to Know About the NBA Gambling Cases

The indictments have the potential to be the beginning of one of the biggest scandals in American sports.

Sports Illustrated

You’ve just stolen a priceless artifact – what happens next?

The high-profile heist at the Louvre in Paris on Oct 19, 2025, played out like a scene from a Hollywood movie: a gang of thieves steal an assortment of dazzling royal jewels on display at one of the world’s most famous museums.

The Conversation

Shaq weighs in on NBA betting scandal after 34 arrests: ‘You’re making $9m - how much more do you need?’

Basketball legend expresses dismay over criminal allegations and reminds his fellow pros: ‘There’s an old saying in the ‘hood: All money ain’t good money’

The Independent UK

NBA Betting Scandal Shows How Legalized Gambling Actually Helps Root Out Corruption

FBI Director Kash Patel called it “the insider trading saga for the NBA,” with Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier among those charged.

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Who are Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones? A look at arrested NBA player and coaches

Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Damon Jones were arrested Thursday in connection with a federal investigation into illegal sports betting and rigged poker games back by Mafia

The Independent UK

Handcuffed NBA star puts $6M property up for bond as he appears in court amid FBI Mafia probe: Live

FBI director Kash Patel alleged that stars including Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones were involved in the rigged poker rings, and accused Miami Heat star Terry Rozier of using ‘non public information’ to help friends bet

The Independent UK

How mobsters’ own words brought down Philly’s mafia − a veteran crime reporter has the story behind the end of the ‘Mob War’

The bloody mob war that is the focus of the new Netflix series “Mob War: Philadelphia vs. The Mafia,” which premieres Oct. 22, 2025, is full of the murder and mayhem, treachery and deceit that have been the hallmarks of the nation’s Cosa Nostra family conflicts.

The Conversation

‘Very significant’ Jack Kerouac story discovered after mafia boss auction

Exclusive: Two-page 1957 manuscript signed by author linked to his classic of beat literature On the Road

The Guardian - UK

Is Jesse Watters’ masked Antifa guy also his masked Mexican Mafia guy? The truth behind the internet rumor

Online speculation has been rampant that the two men are the same, even though most of their faces are masked

The Independent UK

One of Italy’s most wanted Mafia bosses is finally caught in police raid after five years on the run

This is the moment a Mafia boss in charge of one of Italy’s most notorious crime families was arrested by armed police.

The Independent UK

15 Years Ago, ‘Mafia 2’ Bucked The Industry Standard

Mafia 2's gripping, character-driven narrative set it apart from contemporaries chasing GTA's success, and secured its legacy in the process.

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PC Gamer

Take-Two lawyers give Mafia nude mods the cement shoes treatment, DMCA projects that had the Don's daughter parading in the buff

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PC Gamer

Mafia: The Old Country is getting an open-world mode, which is weird because it already has one

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PC Gamer

1930s media mogul sim News Tower leaves early access in November, letting you build your journalism empire on the shoulders of the Mafia

Embrace your inner J. Jonah Jameson in this newspaper tycoon game.

GamesRadar

Mafia: The Old Country's divisive linearity is telling me everything I need to know about action-adventure games in 2025, and it all comes back to Indiana Jones

Opinion | Mafia: The Old Country and South of Midnight have something in common – they're not Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

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The Guardian - UK

Mafia: The Old Country review – by-numbers action game is elevated by Sicilian period setting

This Cosa Nostra caper has few fresh ideas to revitalise the cover shooter, but benefits from a well-researched time and place

PC Gamer

Mafia: The Old Country review

In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns, but less dangerous than knives.

Dot Esports

How to get Dinari in Mafia The Old Country

There's no denying the power of Dinari

Tom’s Guide

I beat Mafia: The Old Country in a single weekend on PS5 Pro — and I wish more games were this short

Mafia: The Old Country is a throwback experience in an era of overstuffed video games, and that's what I love most about it.

Inverse

'Mafia: The Old Country’s Opening Hours Are Wonderfully Monotonous

'Mafia: The Old Country' is a slow burn crime epic, and its opening hours are perfectly pitched to invest you in its Sicilian paradise.

TechRadar

I've played every game in the Mafia series – here's why Mafia: The Old Country left me wanting more

Mafia: The Old Country is a compelling mob story, but fails to live up the best in the series.

GamesRadar

Baldur's Gate 3 publishing lead defends Mafia: The Old Country's lack of swimming after clips go viral, says "endlessly layering on mechanics maketh a good game not"

Larian Studios' D&D RPG faced similar criticism

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