You can picture the scene. Tucked somewhere between the glitter and grit of Manhattan, a room wafting smoke with the rhythm of a poker game seemingly like any other: Cards whisper against felt, chips click in steady tempo,

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

Second, the FBI announced a slew of arrests, several of which were reputed New York mob soldiers, involving illegal poker games. Taking this one a step further, not only were the games themselves illegal, but they were fixed, as the hosts of the games had electronic information on the hands of the “regular people” at the tables.