The only woman charged in the sprawling New York City mafia and NBA-linked poker scam spent years cavorting with celebrities and musicians before her stunning arrest, high-flying photos from

More than 30 people were indicted on charges related to rigged, high-dollar poker games that allegedly involved NBA stars and organized crime families,

Antonio Gates is denying any involvement in any rigged poker game after being linked to the ongoing gambling scandal that has wrapped up current and former NBA players.

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.

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

The Department of Justice detailed sophisticated technology allegedly used in the poker scandal linked to the NBA and organized crime families.

Police in Sugar Land, Texas say Adrian Peterson fessed up to throwing back shots of a vodka mix at a poker game early Sunday morning ... just hours before he was arrested for DWI.

Two years before Chauncey Billups was named in an indictment in a rigged poker scheme, a pro poker player said a rigged game was built around Billups.

Hidden cameras, X-ray tables and a Hall of Famer as bait. How an illegal card ring deployed Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups to attract unsuspecting victims.

On Sunday, Torre reported that Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end Antonio Gates allegedly hosted and participated in an allegedly rigged poker game in Miami. The game was allegedly organized by Curtis Meeks, who was indicted earlier this week. Gates is the first former NFL player to be linked to the scandal.

They used the star to do it. They had us excited. The only reason they were able to pull this off was because they had a professional athlete in place.”