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NBA Stars Linked to Rigged Poker Game Scandal
10/26/2025
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Story summary
- The investigation ties Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups to a probe linked to former NFL tight end Antonio Gates.
- Curtis Meeks organized a rigged Miami poker game that Gates hosted, and Meeks was indicted with 30 others in Operation Royal Flush.
- Gates has not been arrested, but the case highlights technology used to manipulate games and lure victims into unfair matches.
