Hi, everyone. I'm Ashley Banfield, and this is Drop Dead Serious. I have to tell you a story

that I am so floored about. Most people were probably processing a headline in the news today,

and it's October 23rd as I'm recording this. Most people were probably processing a headline in the news today, and it's October 23rd as I'm recording this.

Most people were probably processing this whole gambling story that, you know, hit the headlines, a massive gambling bus with sports figures and all the rest.

And they probably thought, I've heard this one before.

Sports figures, you know, they get busted a lot.

And there's poker, you know, shady poker deals all the time.

This won't be any different.

But oh my God, if you read the indictment like I did and saw the details of what the feds say they got,

this thing is Molly's game on steroids.

If you haven't seen the movie Molly's game, run, don't walk.

And then remember, I said this is Molly's game and then some.

There are allegations against a whole bunch of

sports ball stars, okay, some basketball stars. I don't know them, but lots of people do.

And allegations about high-end poker rooms in New York City that are totally rigged by the most

high-tech stuff.

I'd never heard of this.

But these are like poker tables that x-ray from the bottom up so they can see your cards

sitting face down and then shoot that information to the back room where they have it on

big screens.

Totally tells you what everybody's hand is.

They even go so far, I kid you not, to say that these scam artists, fraudsters,

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