Massachusetts ‘GAMING’ Future
Two interesting stories that validate the saying, “The House Always Wins”
Associated Press - June 13, 2014 - Judge: Casino not liable in unshuffled cards case
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A judge says an Atlantic City casino does not have to pay $1.5 million won by a group of gamblers who realized the cards had not been shuffled.
A Superior Court judge ruled Friday that the Golden Nugget Atlantic City does not have to redeem the nearly $1 million in chips still held by the gamblers, and said the casino can recover more than $500,000 it already paid them.
A lawyer for the casino's parent company, Landry's Inc., had no immediate comment. An attorney for the gamblers also declined to comment.
The judge ruled that because the cards had been unshuffled, that made the game of mini-baccarat in April 2012 illegal under state casino rules.
Fourteen players racked up $1.5 million in winnings over 41 straight hands.
Associated Press - June 13, 2014 - NJ man sentenced to 17 years for casino cheating
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A northern New Jersey man's penchant for cheating at craps has earned him a lengthy prison sentence.
Derek Bethea was sentenced to 17 years in state prison on Friday after a jury found him guilty of cheating at three Atlantic City casinos last summer. The incidents occurred weeks after Bethea had been released from prison on a previous cheating conviction.
After a weeklong trial last month, Bethea was convicted of swindling and cheating at casino gambling. Prosecutors introduced evidence that showed the 57-year-old Bayonne resident had posted bets at the craps tables after the dice had already come out. The incidents occurred at the Borgata, Resorts and Revel casinos last August.
Bethea was convicted in 2001 and 2005 for similar crimes.
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