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EDNY Indicts Associates of Four New York Crime Families in High-Tech Poker Scheme

Prosecutors cast the case as a fresh push against La Cosa Nostra’s modern gambling rackets.

FBI director Kash Patel speaks at a press conference announcing the arrests in connection with a federal investigation into sports betting and illegal gambling.
Head coach Chauncey Billups of the Portland Trail Blazers looks on during the first quarter against the Golden State Warriors at Moda Center on October 23, 2024 in Portland, Oregon.
FILE - John Gotti, right, arrives at court with his attorney Attorney Gerald Schargel, center, and his brother Peter Gotti, left, on Feb.9, 1990, in New York. (AP Photo/David Cantor, File)

Overview

  • The Eastern District of New York unsealed charges against roughly a dozen alleged associates of the Bonanno, Gambino, Genovese and Lucchese families tied to a multimillion-dollar poker con.
  • Prosecutors say underground games were rigged with hidden cameras and X-ray technology to identify cards and manipulate outcomes.
  • The indictment alleges threats and intimidation to collect gambling debts in New York-area games, with proceeds distributed to each family.
  • Federal officials framed the action as renewed system-wide enforcement against La Cosa Nostra, with the FBI publicly naming the four families.
  • A separate indictment charges Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and former NBA player Damon Jones over insider sports-betting information, with no allegation linking them to the poker operation.