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Did the Mafia make NBA stars offers they couldn’t refuse?
Spectator World ^ | 10/23/2025 | Neal Pollack

Posted on 10/23/2025 3:53:55 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 10/23/2025 3:53:55 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
Paraphrasing Winston Churchill:
“We already know what kind of woman you are. We are just haggling over price.”

2 posted on 10/23/2025 3:58:12 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: SeekAndFind

Why would Chauncey do it?”

What is cognac and strippers ?


3 posted on 10/23/2025 3:58:21 PM PDT by OldHarbor
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To: OldHarbor

Governor of Illinois................


4 posted on 10/23/2025 4:01:52 PM PDT by SteelPSUGOP (UGHT)
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To: SeekAndFind

The loony left is already accusing the DOJ of doing this because of...you-know-who derangement. It is pure joy to see the RATz coming out of the dumbass closet in full nudity.


5 posted on 10/23/2025 4:04:24 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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RE: What is cognac and strippers ?

Chauncey is rich enough to afford them if he wants, he doesn’t need La Cosa Nostra. It’s got to be something else.


6 posted on 10/23/2025 4:04:25 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

No one remembers the NBA scandal with the Atlanta Strip club, and Patrick Ewing had to testify on his racketeering?


7 posted on 10/23/2025 4:07:07 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: SeekAndFind

And maybe the players got in hock to the mob (even with all their money it still happens) and had to go along with the scam to pay them off.


8 posted on 10/23/2025 4:08:09 PM PDT by fredmann
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The real question revolves around Billups, who risked his shining reputation and his substantial fortune to help criminals cheat at cards. We can only assume that the mob made him an offer he couldn’t refuse.

He obviously lost a substantial part of that fortune gambling. Remember when "Book of Virtues" scribe Bill Bennett lost some $8 million gambling at casinos. It is a great evil.

9 posted on 10/23/2025 4:08:55 PM PDT by montag813
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To: SeekAndFind

One of my conspiracy theories has long been that some major sporting events are rigged.


10 posted on 10/23/2025 4:11:31 PM PDT by PAR35 (I)
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To: SeekAndFind

Greed and gambling have been the downfall of many.


11 posted on 10/23/2025 4:13:51 PM PDT by xp38
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Well in the spirit of the black sox scandal, who do you like in the World Series? :)


12 posted on 10/23/2025 4:15:50 PM PDT by xp38
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And for years fans have been complaining about bad officiating and players not giving it all in both the NBA and NFL. Well I guess we have the answer now. The investigation will prove undoubtedly the NBA and the NFL have been throwing games for years.


13 posted on 10/23/2025 4:19:54 PM PDT by dowcaet
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I haven’t had any interest in Baseball since the Indians went away. Haven’t followed basketball since Spud Webb retired. Dropped pro football when the Browns changed their name and left Cleveland. And gave up on NASCAR when they went woke.


14 posted on 10/23/2025 4:22:40 PM PDT by PAR35 (I)
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To: SeekAndFind

This is way more important than the Epstein files.../s


15 posted on 10/23/2025 4:26:56 PM PDT by DesertRhino (When men on the chessboard, get up and tell you where to go…)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Let’s look into the refs in the NFL as well.


16 posted on 10/23/2025 4:26:56 PM PDT by CTyank
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As far as the Wise Guys threats...a guy like Billups has any number of Black gang bangers at his beck and call whose proficiency with violence makes the Wise Guys of today look like school crossing guards.


17 posted on 10/23/2025 4:42:32 PM PDT by xkaydet65
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I thought I read somewhere this morning that Spartacus Booker may be involved too.

I cannot confirm it however.


18 posted on 10/23/2025 4:55:01 PM PDT by Kevin in California (EP)
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To: SeekAndFind

So how did he get caught up with them at all? Feeding info for betting on the NBA?


19 posted on 10/23/2025 5:04:29 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: montag813

IF I remember correctly, Bill Bennet did not actually lose $8million. The information in leaked news reports was from his Card Play. Those that frequent casinos know that plahying with your card shows the amount inputed and outputed (if those are words) The information supposedly showed that he played $10million dollars. Well that means he is puts in saY $100 and wins $2, $40, etc and continues spinning (he was playing $5 slots IIRC) and wins and losses can be against that original $100- So $100 in can translate to say $15K worth of play for example. That adds up to $10million over a period of time.


20 posted on 10/23/2025 5:05:01 PM PDT by abigkahuna
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