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Mask-Wearing Casino Thief Heading To Prison For Stealing $125K, Report Says
A 56-year-old man who dressed in various prosthetic masks for cover as he allegedly stole money at gaming properties is to spend four years in prison. John Colletti of Harper Woods, Mich. was sentenced this week in Detroit federal court. He faced up...
Hawaii, Illinois Advise Against Visits to Las Vegas, Cite Delta Strain
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Las Vegas, officials in more jurisdictions are starting to advise their residents to either wear a mask when they go to the Nevada resort mecca or hold off on making a trip there for the...
Indiana Cops Look for Suspects in Ameristar Casino Garage Shooting
A 26-year-old man remained hospitalized Friday after getting shot multiple times at East Chicago, Ind.’s Ameristar Casino parking garage, local police said. It is the latest deadly crime to take place in gaming property garages nationwide. The East Chicago victim was identified...
Feds Reportedly Seize Millions in Cash, Assets From Gambler’s Florida Home
Law enforcement agents have issued details about a raid on the home of high-profile sports gambler Clarence “Gary” Austin in Plantation, Fla. Reports state that police seized almost $4.3 million in cash, 61 gold bars, five luxury cars, and a Miami Heat...
Washington State Man Heading to Prison for Attempted Casino Theft, Bank Holdup
A California man was sentenced this week to 33 months in prison for allegedly trying to steal money from Washington State’s ilani Casino at knifepoint and robbing a local bank. Viet Tan Nguyen, 35, was sentenced Tuesday for both crimes. He pleaded...
Rhode Island’s Twin River Casino Site of Armed Robbery, Suspects on the Loose
Two thieves -- one of whom was wearing a SpongeBob tee shirt -- robbed two men early Wednesday outside of Lincoln, R.I.’s Twin River Casino. A gun was shown by one of the robbers, but the victims escaped injury. The would-be robbers...
Rhode Island Teamsters Cry Foul as Casino Valets, Drivers Await Twin River Recall
A Teamsters union official says more than three dozen valets and drivers have been off the job for way too long, and wants their Rhode Island casino employer to bring them back. The workers were officially laid off from Twin River Casino...
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Losing Reelection Support, Casino Owner Calls Him a ‘Bully’
In a Wall Street Journal article posted Wednesday, casino and racetrack owner Jeff Gural made it clear how he felt about New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Gural is one of the former contributors to Cuomo’s campaigns interviewed in The Journal article. The...
Las Vegas’ Aztec Casino For Sale, Part of $60M Off-Strip Listing
Aztec Inn Casino is among the properties north of the Las Vegas Strip that are now for sale. The price for the total 7.23-acre package is $60 million, and foreign firms have shown initial interest in the deal, according to a published...
Rivers Casino Visitor Arrested After Allegedly Leaving 7-Year-Old Alone in Car
An Illinois man was arrested Sunday after allegedly leaving a 7-year-old boy in a car parked at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines. The incident comes a couple of days after a similar allegation against another person involving a baby in the much...
