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Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups, former player Damon Jones, and current Miami Heat star Terry Rozier were among thirty-four people arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and New York City Police Department on the 23rd of October 2025. The arrests occurred in Portland, Oregon, following a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Prosecutors identified at least seven specific games between February 2023 and March 2024 as targets for manipulation involving point spreads and player props. These schemes included a February 2023 game where Terry Rozier allegedly left early due to injury and two Los Angeles Lakers games involving Damon Jones sharing privileged information about other players.
Federal agents flagged Terry Rozier back in March 2023 when unusual betting patterns appeared on his name. The league investigated him at that time but ultimately cleared him of any wrongdoing before he was later caught off guard during a game against the Orlando Magic in Florida.
Members of the Bonanno, Genovese, and Gambino crime families operated rigged high-stakes poker networks across Las Vegas, Miami, Manhattan, and the Hamptons using modified shuffling machines, contact lenses, and an X-ray table. Victims lost approximately seven million dollars while unaware that every person at their table belonged to the criminal enterprise.
New York representative Paul Tonko called the alleged behavior an inevitable consequence of unchecked sports betting expansion without proper oversight. Federal agents emphasized the sophistication of the cheating methods used during poker sessions and how gambling profits helped fund broader illegal activities within the crime families.