Author Topic: Vegas gambler faces up to 20 years in prison for lying at the Golden Nugget  (Read 2170 times)

Offline knagl

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Yikes, they take that CTR stuff pretty seriously.  From the ACG website:

Vegas Gambler Faces Up To 20 Years In Prison For Lying To Casino

Offline DJ Teddy Bear

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To say he faces prison for "lying" makes it seem like a joke.

Yeah, he is accused of lying, but it was the results of that lie that is worthy of jail time:
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...causing the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino sports book to incorrectly file a federal currency transaction report.
THAT is a serious offense.
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Offline redietz

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What a bunch of malarkey. First of all, the Golden Nugget has other ways of discovering if someone's a beard other than asking them, so no, it didn't CAUSE them to file a false transaction report. Second, the amounts involved are so small, c'mon, this is not how major money launderers do business these days. The whole process is an ongoing joke.

For decades people ran large sums for others in LV, and the country didn't collapse due to money laundering.

Plus, the fact this guy was running for Walter's group is funny. They had him betting weird and  precise amounts that made him stand out like the proverbial sore thumb. It's as if they wanted him to get snagged. If he wanted to operate under the radar, this was the exact opposite of how to do it.

I'm going to test the waters. If anybody asks me if I'm betting for anybody else, I'm going to say, "Yeah, my mother," and see what kind of response I get (she's dead). I'm going to get snarky and see if these idiots push back.

Offline knagl

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Supposing he said, "Yes, I am betting for someone else"  -- what happens then?  ...and why would he not admit that he was?  I presume it has something to do with being banned from the property or something?  I'm not big into sports betting and don't know the ins and outs.

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They can simply refuse the wager. The laws were changed sometime ago (maybe 8-9 years) to prevent runners from getting the best numbers as they cross-referenced each other at various locations. Basically, the advent of cell phones made it easy to get the best numbers, or shoot for middles, so the books pushed for this law to make it a pain for people to cross-reference spreads at different locations. If you were part of a team, or Acme Inc, or whatever, you couldn't place even a portion of your wager for someone else. Therefore, if I'm standing in LVHilton and call you at Cantor and LVHilton has a -3 and Cantor has a -4 1/2, it's (according to the letter of the law) illegal to pool our money and bet for each other taking -3 and +4 1/2.