The Mafia’s presence in Las Vegas, New York and other large American cities has been long documented and romanticized, and seeing the mob back in the headlines in 2025 shouldn’t be surprising, according to an organized crime expert.

“If you think the traditional mob is gone, guess again,” said Geoff Schumacher, vice president of exhibits and programs for the Mob Museum in Las Vegas.

Federal authorities on Thursday unsealed indictments in which 31 people were charged in a pair of alleged gambling schemes, one of which the government said entailed rigging illegal high-stakes poker games that were backed by members and associates of multiple La Cosa Nostra crime families.

Among those arrested were NBA notables such as Portland Trailblazers head coach Chauncey Billups and former player Damo

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