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Poker, Lies, and Rigged Shuffling Machines: Operation Royal Flush

The poker world has been buzzing for the past few days as one of the largest scandals in poker history continues to unfold. It all started with the unsealing of a federal indictment on Thursday, October 23, revealing the shady truth about some of the largest private games in the world.

A lot has happened since Thursday, with more details coming from some reliable and some not-so-reliable sources as everyone seems eager to add their two cents to the story.

In this article, we’ll try to break down the entire scandal, which involves various players being cheated to the tune of over $7,000,000, mob ties, former NBA stars who were in on the whole thing, and more.