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Joseph Nocella, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, explains how a gambling scheme that allegedly involved Miami Heat player Terry Rozier and others worked.

Multiple defendants charged in connection with the mob-linked gambling case that ensnared current and former NBA stars are discussing plea deals with federal prosecutors, according to court documents.

Current and former NBA players, along with a coach, were among nearly three dozen people indicted in connection with two major alleged operations: one involving the rigging of high-stakes poker games allegedly backed by the Mafia, and the other using nonpublic information to place bets on multiple NBA games.

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