Even the Mayors son was in on the scam. 
Ex-card dealer pleads guilty in WA casino gambling scam
A former card dealer pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy in a cheating scheme at the Nooksack River Casino that prosecutors allege also involved Jacob Nickels, son of Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels.
Under a plea agreement, Levi Mayfield, 24, admitted in U.S. District Court that he performed "false shuffles" that enabled two alleged coconspirators to cheat at mini-baccarat in October 2005 at the Nooksack Indian Tribe's casino in Whatcom County.
Mayfield also said he was recruited to take part in the scheme by Jacob Nickels.
The mayor's son worked as a pit boss at the Deming casino from October 2003 to October 2006.
Prosecutors say the scheme cost the casino more than $90,000.
In June, Nickels pleaded not guilty to one count of conspiracy and four counts of theft from a gaming establishment on Indian lands.
Federal grand juries in Seattle and San Diego indicted Mayfield, Nickels and dozens of others in May, accusing them of participating in a sophisticated scheme that used bribes, transmitters and card-counters to cheat casinos in seven states.
Of the 18 targeted casinos in California, Washington, Connecticut, Mississippi, Louisiana, Nevada and Indiana, 10 were owned by tribes.
Jacob Nickels' lawyer, Jeffrey Robinson, had no comment on Mayfield's plea.
"We will definitely have a statement at the time the case is resolved, whether that's through a trial or a plea," Robinson said.
A former card dealer pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy in a cheating scheme at the Nooksack River Casino that prosecutors allege also involved Jacob Nickels, son of Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels.
Under a plea agreement, Levi Mayfield, 24, admitted in U.S. District Court that he performed "false shuffles" that enabled two alleged coconspirators to cheat at mini-baccarat in October 2005 at the Nooksack Indian Tribe's casino in Whatcom County.
Mayfield also said he was recruited to take part in the scheme by Jacob Nickels.
The mayor's son worked as a pit boss at the Deming casino from October 2003 to October 2006.
Prosecutors say the scheme cost the casino more than $90,000.
In June, Nickels pleaded not guilty to one count of conspiracy and four counts of theft from a gaming establishment on Indian lands.
Federal grand juries in Seattle and San Diego indicted Mayfield, Nickels and dozens of others in May, accusing them of participating in a sophisticated scheme that used bribes, transmitters and card-counters to cheat casinos in seven states.
Of the 18 targeted casinos in California, Washington, Connecticut, Mississippi, Louisiana, Nevada and Indiana, 10 were owned by tribes.
Jacob Nickels' lawyer, Jeffrey Robinson, had no comment on Mayfield's plea.
"We will definitely have a statement at the time the case is resolved, whether that's through a trial or a plea," Robinson said.