Mind-boggling’ poker fraud used X-ray tables, high-tech glasses and NBA players
‘Mind-boggling’ poker fraud used X-ray tables, high-tech glasses and NBA players2 hours agoShareSaveNardine SaadShareSaveNBAE via Getty Images / ReutersFormer NBA player Damon Jones (left) and basketball coach Chauncey Billups were arrested in connection with the schemeCelebrities, professional sports stars and wealthy gamblers sat at a table hoping to win big in a game of Texas Hold ‘Em.But they didn’t know it was nearly impossible. They were “fishes” allegedly being targeted by the mafia in an elaborate poker gambling scheme that included X-ray card tables, secret cameras, analysers in chip trays and sunglasses and contact lenses that could read their hand. In what sounds like an Ocean’s Eleven film plot, prosecutors say these “unwitting” victims were cheated out of at least $7m…
