Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones is appearing in a New York court to face charges he profited from rigged poker games involving several Mafia figures and at least one other former NBA player.

Jones was among more than 30 people arrested in the gambling sweep. The others included reputed mobsters and prominent basketball figures, including Portland Trail Blazers head coach and Basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier.

Prosecutors say they utilized a range of sophisticated technology that allowed the gambling to be rigged, 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.

Jones was also charged along with Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier in a separate scheme at the same time that allowed gamblers to exploit insider information about players to win bets on NBA games.

Also in court Monday was Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups .

Billups was arguably the most prominent name among more than 30 charged in last month’s sprawling federal takedown of illegal gambling operations linked to professional sports. The other defendants are also expected to appear in court for Monday's proceedings, in which the judge, prosecutors and defense lawyers will likely discuss next steps in the case.

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