{"id":14414,"date":"2025-11-10T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=america&#038;p=14414"},"modified":"2025-11-10T05:52:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T10:52:45","slug":"ex-nba-guard-damon-jones-pleads-not-guilty-in-federal-gambling-case-tied-to-insider-info-and-rigged-poker-games","status":"publish","type":"america","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/america\/ex-nba-guard-damon-jones-pleads-not-guilty-in-federal-gambling-case-tied-to-insider-info-and-rigged-poker-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-NBA guard Damon Jones pleads not guilty in federal gambling case tied to insider info and rigged poker games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former NBA player and assistant coach <strong>Damon Jones<\/strong> pleaded <em>not guilty<\/em> past week in a Brooklyn federal court to charges linking him to a high-stakes gambling and information-leak scheme that has rocked the basketball world. Prosecutors allege the 49-year-old former Cleveland Cavaliers guard used his league connections to leak confidential player information \u2014 including injuries to stars like <strong>LeBron James<\/strong> and <strong>Anthony Davis<\/strong> \u2014 to illegal betting groups, while also taking part in a <strong>rigged underground poker network<\/strong> connected to organized crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/impactful-accelerate-your-brand-with-mundovideo-ads.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/impactful-accelerate-your-brand-with-mundovideo-ads.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/impactful-accelerate-your-brand-with-mundovideo-ads-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/impactful-accelerate-your-brand-with-mundovideo-ads-768x558.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the indictment, Jones texted a co-conspirator before a Lakers-Bucks game in February 2023: <em>\u201cGet a big bet on Milwaukee before the info goes public.\u201d<\/em> The message, prosecutors claim, referred to inside injury updates that had not yet been announced by the team. Federal investigators say those tips were used to place massive wagers that yielded \u201csix-figure profits\u201d for bettors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the charges go beyond basketball. The FBI says Jones was also a familiar face in a series of <strong>high-roller poker games<\/strong> that were secretly manipulated using marked cards, rigged shufflers, and hidden cameras. The games, allegedly orchestrated by members of a New York-based crime family, recruited celebrities and ex-athletes to lure wealthy opponents. Jones reportedly acted as a \u201ctrusted name\u201d to make the tables look legitimate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After his court appearance, Jones was released on a <strong>$200,000 bond<\/strong>, secured by his parents\u2019 home in Texas. His attorney, Michael Feinberg, called the case \u201can overreach,\u201d saying Jones \u201cnever profited illegally and never leaked anything that wasn\u2019t already public.\u201d The next hearing is set for <strong>November 24, 2025<\/strong>, and plea discussions are reportedly underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/america\/players-and-nba-push-for-tighter-prop-bet-curbs-to-preserve-game-integrity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Players and NBA push for tighter prop bet curbs to preserve game integrity<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NBA has confirmed it\u2019s <strong>reviewing its integrity policies<\/strong>, stressing that any link between insider data and betting activity is \u201ctaken extremely seriously.\u201d League officials are working with federal investigators to ensure compliance under its anti-gambling code \u2014 an increasingly relevant issue as the U.S. sports-betting market continues to expand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond basketball, the Jones case underscores how <strong>the explosion of legal sports betting<\/strong> has blurred lines between data, competition, and money. When insiders gamble with private info \u2014 or when poker games get rigged behind closed doors \u2014 it shakes trust not just in the leagues, but in the broader gaming industry that depends on transparency and fair play. In an era when sports betting is booming across the U.S., Damon Jones\u2019 story is a wake-up call: the house always wins \u2014 until the feds show up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NBA player Damon Jones pleads not guilty to charges of leaking inside info and joining a rigged poker network, spotlighting sports-betting integrity risks in the U.S.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14415,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1458,4945,11,2069,105],"class_list":["post-14414","america","type-america","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sin-categoria","tag-america","tag-diamond","tag-illegal-gambling","tag-nba","tag-sports-betting","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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