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What makes this story particularly noteworthy is that the public was not caught off guard. Online sleuths and betting monitors had long suspected foul play. Social media posts dating back over two years reveal suspicions that Rosier faked an injury during a game to help friends place winning bets. Observers also linked Bilips to working alongside New York Mafia families in rigging high-stakes poker games, assisted by sophisticated devices like shuffling machines and special glasses to see cards—an overtly criminal enterprise.