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Damon Jones, a retired player and former assistant coach, was accused of participating in rigged poker games and passing along confidential team information for illegal wagers.

Despite accepting the bets, the sportsbooks were “victims,” officials said, because the alleged wagers were unlawful.

Another defendant in the poker-rigging scheme then wagered on a Portland loss before players were publicly ruled out, netting a significant profit.

“In the first eight months of this year, Americans legally wagered $99.09 billion with commercial sportsbook operators,” the American Gaming Association recently said.

The first case is called "operation nothing but bet," in which players and associates allegedly used insider information to manipulate wagers on major sports betting platforms.