US EditionNBA's Chauncey Billups pleads not guilty in rigged poker games case
Billups denies charges of wire fraud and money laundering in a rigged poker scheme that defrauded victims of at least $7 million, prosecutors say.
- Chauncey Billups, head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, pleaded not guilty to charges related to a mob-run illegal gambling case in New York City on November 24, 2025.
- He faces money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy charges, which could result in 20 years of prison time if convicted.
- Prosecutors allege that Billups acted as a 'face card' to attract players to rigged poker games using advanced cheating technology.
- His attorney denied the charges, stating, 'To believe that Chauncey Billups did what the federal government is accusing him of... would not jeopardize those things for anything.
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NBA head coach Chauncey Billups enters not guilty plea in illegal gambling case
Portland Trail Blazers coach and basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges he profited from rigged poker games involving several Mafia figures and at least one other former NBA player.
NBA Coach Chauncey Billups Pleads Not Guilty in Alleged Rigged Poker Games Scheme
Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty on Nov. 24 to charges stemming from a rigged poker games case. Billups, who was arrested on Oct. 23, has been charged with wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy. The alleged scheme, which began in at least 2019 and stretched throughout the United States, involved members of the Genovese, Gambino, and Bonanno crime families. Billups’s attorney, Chris Heywood, denied that B…
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