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Jean King, Bobby Riggs an 'elaborate mob setup' Tennis star Bobby Riggs, top, and Billie Jean King are shown in action during the "Battle of the Sexes" match in the Astrodome in Houston, on Sept. 20, 1973. The ultimate “Battle of the Sexes” — a 1973 match between the No. 2 -ranked woman tennis player and a retired male Wimbledon champion — was rigged so Mafia bosses could cash in on the betting, a new report claims. The incredible claims have been lobbed at the reputation of the late hard-court hustler Bobby Riggs, by one of his former country club...

Daly City, Calif. - Two casinos who claim a Daly City couple wrote $43,000 in bad checks to cover gambling debts cannot use California courts to collect, a judge ruled. San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Quentin Kopp dismissed a lawsuit against Manuel and Mercedita Luna on Monday, citing California's "deep-rooted policy" against enforcing debts owed to casinos that extend credit to gamblers. A collection agency sued the couple in 2005, claiming the couple bounced a $15,000 check to the El Dorado Hotel Casino in Reno, Nev., and a $28,000 check to Cache Creek Casino in Yolo County. "Enforcement of...