Delaware/Philly/New Jersey players

[ItchyHooHoo]

will any of you take advantage of the legal wagering delaware is passing for the upcoming football season?

I think to start it will only be parlays but itll be full fledge by next year.

how long of a ride will it be for you guys? isnt bobbyfk from nj too? that could be trouble.

[Crayzee]

well- i am probably in the process of moving from north jersey to south jersey so probably yes
hopefully maybe we'll get it in ac too then i'll really be set

[Flyers09]

im from philly and i thought i was dreaming when i heard this news a few months back!

[ItchyHooHoo]

well- i am probably in the process of moving from north jersey to south jersey so probably yes
hopefully maybe we'll get it in ac too then i'll really be set

where in south jersey?

[j0hnnyv]

im 15mins from ac. if there was betting there maybe i would. dont mind offshore tho.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - November 14, 2007 -- An illegal sports gambling ring run out of a high-stakes poker room in a posh Atlantic City casino was busted Wednesday and 23 people were charged, including four with alleged mob ties and six casino employees.
The ring took bets on college and professional football and basketball in the poker room of the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, said New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram.
The off-the-books exchanges of cash and casino chips were only unraveled when an informant told authorities what to look for using the casino's eye-in-the-sky surveillance cameras, Milgram said.


Wednesday, November 14, 2007 | 7:02 PM
Casino employees among those arrested

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press Writer
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - November 14, 2007 -- An illegal sports gambling ring run out of a high-stakes poker room in a posh Atlantic City casino was busted Wednesday and 23 people were charged, including four with alleged mob ties and six casino employees.

The ring took bets on college and professional football and basketball in the poker room of the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, said New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram.
The off-the-books exchanges of cash and casino chips were only unraveled when an informant told authorities what to look for using the casino's eye-in-the-sky surveillance cameras, Milgram said.

The alleged ringleader of the operation, Andrew Micali, 32, of Ventnor, is a known associate of Philadelphia mob boss Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino, according to a New Jersey law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the criminal complaints do not mention any reputed mob ties.
"They sought to escape detection by enlisting casino employees in their crimes," Milgram said. "I'm pleased to say they greatly underestimated our vigilance and determination to keep organized crime out of Atlantic City casinos."
Milgram said they followed the money in the case from the casino to so-called "wire rooms" in Philadelphia.
Most of the men were charged with promoting gambling or money laundering.
The ring was publicized mainly by word of mouth among illegal gamblers, who were advised who to see in the poker room to place their bets. Two wire rooms in Philadelphia were used to tally the bets and calculate winnings and payouts for the ring.
Authorities said the ring engaged in "massive money laundering" facilitated by casino employees who would not record certain exchanges of cash and gambling chips. This is a common method of money laundering at casinos called "chip washing," Milgram said.
"It involves taking cash, turning it into chips, 'washing' the chips by betting and then turning them in, and taking cash out," she said.
Losing bettors were forced to take out loans from the ring at more than 50 percent interest to cover their losses, authorities said.
In executing search warrants Wednesday, authorities seized more than $40,000 worth of cash and Borgata chips from a safe deposit box Micali maintained at the casino. The state also obtained a court warrant freezing Micali's bank account with more than $200,000 in it.
Authorities said the Borgata cooperated with the investigation, which state police called "Operation High Roller" and let investigators use casino surveillance video.
Borgata spokesman Rob Stillwell said the casino did nothing wrong and assisted in the sting that led to Wednesday's arrests.
Stillwell said that the ring involved "rogue employees" and the integrity of the casino's operations were never compromised - claims which were confirmed by law enforcement officials Wednesday.
The casino employees charged included poker room supervisors, dealers and a bartender.
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa is a subsidiary of Boyd Gaming Corp. and MGM Mirage.
The state Casino Control Commission was expected to take disciplinary action against the casino workers who were arrested, commission spokesman Daniel Heneghan said.
"I'm certain that any Borgata employees that were arrested, the Division of Gaming Enforcement will file complaints to revoke their licenses," he said.
If the charges are proven, the ring would be among the most serious mob operations under the roof of an Atlantic City casino since the city's first casino opened in 1978.
Fear of organized crime prompted New Jersey to institute tight controls when legal gambling began, but regulations have been loosened over the years.
The anxieties were expressed in a now-famous speech by then-Gov. Brendan T. Byrne when he signed the law authorizing casinos on June 2, 1977: "I've said it before and I will repeat it again to organized crime: Keep your filthy hands off Atlantic City. Keep the hell out of our state!"


anyone here know those guys booking bets in the high stakes room a cpl years back????

[Todd2122]

I bet Nick Gambla from Philla is excited

[ItchyHooHoo]

i knew some of those guys. they are dirty.

[ItchyHooHoo]

im from philly and i thought i was dreaming when i heard this news a few months back!

its only parlays for now. min 2 teamers. no straight wagers.

[Flyers09]

its only parlays for now. min 2 teamers. no straight wagers.

figures they need to make money first...well if i have a good bet ill try and find a -600 line to parlay it with lol.....u said only for football though? and this season coming up?

[bobbyfk]

will any of you take advantage of the legal wagering delaware is passing for the upcoming football season?

I think to start it will only be parlays but itll be full fledge by next year.

how long of a ride will it be for you guys? isnt bobbyfk from nj too? that could be trouble.

too long a drive for me, will do it off-shore only

[ryanspeer2001]

Can't wait if this goes through.

[jjgold]

Will not do that well, no one is going to travel to bet a 4 team sucker parlay

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

[MBENZ]

Will not do that well, no one is going to travel to bet a 4 team sucker parlay

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

Yep,might as well pick up a handfull of lottery tickets while you are there,same odds.

[InTheHole]

couldnt care less

[big joe 1212]

They need shops on every street like they have in England.

Then they will make some money!

[jjgold]

Never will happen, Vegas will be only place to bet sports.

[ItchyHooHoo]

Never will happen, Vegas will be only place to bet sports.

JJ needs to start paying attention to local news, This was passed sir 55-3.

It begins in the fall with football.

[ItchyHooHoo]

So not only will it happen. It has happened.

[Crayzee]

where in south jersey?

well- not sure yet-
possibly around ac or cape may