ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Two Georgia men are among the 31 people indicted in connection with a conspiracy to rig illegal poker games that allegedly included NBA coach Chauncey Billups.
Tony Goodson of Forsyth and John Mazzola of Gray were named in the indictment. The indictment came as part of “Operation Royal Flush.”
The poker scheme allegedly lured unwitting players into rigged games with the chance to compete against former professional basketball players like Billups and former NBA Damon Jones. The games were fixed using sophisticated cheating technology, such as altered card-shuffling machines, hidden cameras in poker chip trays, special sunglasses and even X-ray equipment built into the table to read cards, authorities allege.
Goodson allegedly provided the scheme with

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