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An nba coach was one of 30 people indicted in the scheme. He made about 5m a year at his straight job.




$5M is a lot unless you have a crippling gambling addiction.

It’s not so much the absolute amount as the comparative one.

Just extorting Chauncey Billips seems like a better ROI than the whole caper if you’ve got some hold on him.


Extortion risks exposing you in a way that quietly taking their money through cheating at cards does not. It’s also strikes me as a far more serious crime but I could be wrong.

I was replying to the premise that his involvement was under duress for gambling debts. If so it’s extortionate either way.



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