Behind the glass doors of an unassuming building in Manhattan, wedged between aging facades and staring across a shuttered print shop, a shadowy world stirred, coming alive with the flick of cards, the muted clink of glasses and the quiet hum of a dangerous secret.

The members of New York City’s notorious “Five Families” are known by many names: wise guys, goodfellas, friends of ours.

Atlantis Paradise Island hosted the World Tournament of Slots, where poker’s biggest name and the reigning slots queen went head-to-head for bragging rights.

A poker player is accused of laundering money from an alleged illegal brothel running out of a Las Vegas neighborhood, according to court documents.

Authorities say an indicted poker cheating ring involving pro sports figures and the mafia used a series of high-tech tactics in the scam

More than 30 people were indicted on charges related to rigged, high-dollar poker games that allegedly involved NBA stars and organized crime families,

You can picture the scene. Tucked somewhere between the glitter and grit of Manhattan, a room wafting smoke with the rhythm of a poker game seemingly like any other: Cards whisper against felt, chips click in steady tempo,

The only woman charged in the sprawling New York City mafia and NBA-linked poker scam spent years cavorting with celebrities and musicians before her stunning arrest, high-flying photos from

Two years before Chauncey Billups was named in an indictment in a rigged poker scheme, a pro poker player said a rigged game was built around Billups.

On Sunday, Pablo Torre reported that Hall of Fame tight end Antonio Gates hosted and played in a rigged poker game, of the type that sparked last week's indictment of Hall of Fame NBA player (and current NBA coach) Chauncey Billups others.

ACR Poker and Chris Moneymaker launch the $109 Mystery Million, featuring $1M guaranteed, massive bounties, and hundreds of flights.