New Jersey casino cheat sentenced to 17 years in prison

[cmoney]

http://news.yahoo.com/jersey-casino-...193823104.html

I get that the idiot has priors but 17 years seems ridiculous for this offense....

He should have come in guns blazing, as he would have gotten less time.

[Sandwich]

Agreed that's an extremely harsh penalty -- it sounds like his legal counsel was an idiot. "Bethea represented himself at trial."

[mulva]

17 years...wtf..

[garrett]

So by this measure what does the Borgata chip scammer get?

[4Dragons]

So by this measure what does the 22q charity scammer get?

FIXED.

[JimmyG_415]

17 years...wtf..

That seems like a long time for a casino cheat.

I've been listening to Richard Marcus on a few podcasts, he was so well known as a casino cheat, Griffin tried to entrap him.
He never even saw a courtroom. (they have a breaking vegas episode on him, w/that albino griffin agent chasing him.)

"....placing a late $505 bet at Resorts Hotel & Casino"

In fact this guy who was caught, is trying one of Marcus' moves, or at least a version of it, hence the 505 bet.
This says he placed it late, so he put a 5 on top of a 500 chip, at an angle, so the dealer can thinks he saw it before the roll, but thought they were 2 $ 5 chips.

The move this guy made famous, though was pretty ingenious.
http://www.richardmarcusbooks.com/video.html

They make a legit $ 505 bet, and if it loses, he grabs it real quick, and IF the dealer see it, he just acts drunk, and throws 2 $ 5 chips back on the table.
It is the opposite of past posting, so if they went to the cameras, it would actually prove they did make the $ 505 bet.
$ 10 to win $ 505.