As plea deals are expected in a high-profile poker cheating case involving NBA coaches, one poker player involved in the case was arrested for allegedly violating his bail.
Curtis "Curt" Meeks of Texas is one of more than two-dozen defendants named in an October 2025 federal indictment alleging an a widespread cheating ring in underground poker games that utilized advanced technology, mob ties and pro athletes to allegedly cheat players out of millions.
The indictment alleges that Meeks, a pro boxer who has played in high-stakes poker tournaments and cash games, "supplied other defendants and their co-conspirators in the Scheme with cheating technology," which included hacked shufflers, poker chip tray analyzers and special contact lenses.