Denise White, the business manager representing Hall of Fame tight end Antonio Gates, denied allegations he hosted and played in a fixed poker game organized by Curtis Meeks.

Meeks was indicted by federal investigators last week along with Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and others with mafia ties for allegedly using high-profile athletes to lure well-funded players to poker games with the intention of profiting from the outcome they assured using technological tools.

Investigative journalist Pablo Torre, who broke the story alleging Clippers owner Steve Ballmer circumvented the salary cap to pad Kawhi Leonard’s earnings by $28 million, reported Sunday that his sources claimed Gates was one of the prominent hosts of the poker games that were part of the sting.

Meeks, 41, was arreste

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