An NBA player and coach are among dozens of people arrested in an FBI investigation into rigged, mafia-linked poker games.

Miami Heat's Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups were named as those arrested.

US correspondent Dan Mitchinson says the NBA stars were used as bait to draw players to the table with the rigged game.

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An NBA player and coach are among dozens of people arrested in an FBI investigation into rigged, mafia-linked poker games.
Miami Heat's Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups were named as those arrested.
US correspondent Dan Mitchinson says the NBA stars were used as bait to draw players to the table with the rigged game.
LISTEN ABOVE

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Dan Mitchinson: US correspondent on NBA poker rigging arrests

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