Today, the FBI announced the results of Operation Royal Flush, a nationwide takedown targeting a sophisticated illegal gambling network tied to New York’s Italian mafia families. The operation uncovered two interconnected schemes: rigged high-stakes poker games and an NBA-linked sports betting conspiracy, implicating current and former NBA players, coaches, and mafia associates. The investigation, led by the FBI’s Eurasian Organized Crime Task Force, exposed a multimillion-dollar fraud operation spanning 11 states, with profits funneled to support organized crime.
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