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Hot off the Press of Atlantic City website:

Developing: Investigators probe illegal gambling ring in casino poker room
Published: Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Updated 11:37 a.m. Oct. 14 (Nov.?)

More than a dozen employees of Borgata Casino and Spa's poker room and organized crime associates were arrested and charged with operating a sports gambling ring on the Borgata's poker room floor. Attorney General Anne Milgram will announce the charges at a 2 p.m. press conference.

That's all there is to the "article" at this point. Anybody know anything about this?

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Damn, had I known which employee was the bookie, I wouldn't have had any need for my off-shore Sportsbook account.

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Are sportbooks illegal in AC? Or were these guys just(allegedly) working a "side job?"

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Sport betting is illegal in NJ.

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They were doing some "side action" and using their position in a casino to benefit. Would not suprise me if there was connection to the NJ mob.

EDIT: I was correct, see article below from Delaware News Journal.

Gambling ring busted in Atlantic City
Associated Press

Posted Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at 12:17 pm
TRENTON — An illegal sports gambling ring being run out of a high-stakes poker room in an Atlantic City casino was busted up today.

Eighteen people were arrested in connection to the gambling ring, a law enforcement official said today. Among them were six Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa employees and four known mob associates from Philadelphia, according to the official, who spoke only on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak about the case.

The official said another five people were being sought.

New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram scheduled a 2 p.m. news conference.
A call to Borgata spokesman Michael Facenda was not immediately returned today.

The arrests appear to be among the most serious mob incursions into the Atlantic City casino industry since the first casino opened in 1978.

Fear of organized crime prompted New Jersey to institute tight controls when legal gambling began, but those regulations have been loosened over the years.

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Same article in the Courier Post...will have to check back after 2. I'm sure I know a majority of the employees that were arrested just by the odds of it.

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Damn, had I known which employee was the bookie, I wouldn't have had any need for my off-shore Sportsbook account.

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Off-shore books would have less intimidating collection methods, I would think.

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I bet this board could find out more information than the people reporting the stories.

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Another article, not much new: http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/1107/472628.html

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http://www.wnbc.com/news/14593518/detail.html

A bit more there - they name the poker room manager as arrested.

Quite frankly this doesn't surprise me, I can't remember the last table I was at where people were not actively betting sports.

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anyone have a description of Joseph Wishnick? I dont recall him.

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andrew was the first name i though about when i read this.
dave

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Hell, maybe now I can get a job there!

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http://www.wnbc.com/news/14593518/detail.html

A bit more there - they name the poker room manager as arrested.

Quite frankly this doesn't surprise me, I can't remember the last table I was at where people were not actively betting sports.

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Please cite the exact sentence that says the poker room manager was arrested--or please post a retraction.

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The casino employees charged included poker room supervisors, dealers and a bartender.

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...then please note your poor reading comprehension skills in your retraction.

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WNBC has the full list of suspects here, and indeed, the room manager is not on it. Three poker supervisors, two dealers and a bartender are.

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andrew was the first name i though about when i read this.
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Can you describe him? Is he one of the regular high limit players, or am I thinking of someone else.

By the way, the "Andrew" arrested obviously was not me. My life is not that interesting.

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anyone have a description of Joseph Wishnick? I dont recall him.

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Picture of Joseph Wisnick on Yahoo! News Photos

I haven't dealt with this guy much but I do recognize him.

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Click here to find out more!

Borgata employees, all charged with promoting gambling:

-- Joseph Wishnick, 42, Brigantine, poker room supervisor.

-- Paul Parks, 31, Egg Harbor Township, poker room supervisor.

-- Austin Johnson-Brown, 35, Atlantic City, poker dealer.

-- Robert McEwen, 26, Edison, poker dealer.

-- Jeffrey Ebert, 45, Ventnor, poker room supervisor. Also charged with criminal usury.

Isn't Jeff the very fat guy? Its been too long for me, i don't recognize the others

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/14/gam....ap/index.html

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andrew was the first name i though about when i read this.
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Can you describe him? Is he one of the regular high limit players, or am I thinking of someone else.

By the way, the "Andrew" arrested obviously was not me. My life is not that interesting.

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Yeah he is one of the high limit regulars and so is the half of the list of people who got charged....If all those guys will get banned from Borgata, 40-80 will be the highest game in the room for a very long while... [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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andrew was the first name i though about when i read this.
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Can you describe him? Is he one of the regular high limit players, or am I thinking of someone else.

By the way, the "Andrew" arrested obviously was not me. My life is not that interesting.

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You're probably thinking of the right person. He looks Italian, short hair, medium/slender build, medium height. Been playing more no-limit recently than anything else (at least when I've been around).

His buddy Ian is also listed as charged. As someone above mentioned, if some of these regulars are banned, some of the games will definitely affected.

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Went by the name Dew. Also dated the hot dealer Anne

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Ian was loansharking and it was assumed public knowledge on 2+2.

Perhaps somebody can recall which thread.

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http://www.wnbc.com/news/14593518/detail.html

A bit more there - they name the poker room manager as arrested.

Quite frankly this doesn't surprise me, I can't remember the last table I was at where people were not actively betting sports.

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Please cite the exact sentence that says the poker room manager was arrested--or please post a retraction.

If you going by this sentence:

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The casino employees charged included poker room supervisors, dealers and a bartender.

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...then please note your poor reading comprehension skills in your retraction.

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They changed the article from when I posted it.

POSTED: 10:39 am EST November 14, 2007
UPDATED: 8:27 pm EST November 14, 2007

The information that I gave was on the site when I posted it, and TT read the same thing that I did.

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Why are posts being deleted?

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Why are posts being deleted?

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they are living safely in the moderator forum now for decisions to be made. Reporters normally cannot come on 2+2 soliciting people to talk without prior permission - so until a decision is made reporters cannot ask questions in the forum.

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Why are posts being deleted?

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they are living safely in the moderator forum now for decisions to be made. Reporters normally cannot come on 2+2 soliciting people to talk without prior permission - so until a decision is made reporters cannot ask questions in the forum.

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Ok, thanks TT...didn't mean to come off sounding like an ass...was just curious.

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I played poker at Borgata with Vincent Procopio 2yrs ago at Borgata and it was obvious he took sports bets. I saw him loaning money out many times and he never even tried to hide the fact that he was a bookie. He asked me if I thought he was a bad guy cause he takes small sports bets, I said no. Theres a lot of shady ppl in the Borgata poker room, just play poker and dont get involved with these ppl.

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I played poker at Borgata with Vincent Procopio 2yrs ago at Borgata and it was obvious he took sports bets. I saw him loaning money out many times and he never even tried to hide the fact that he was a bookie. He asked me if I thought he was a bad guy cause he takes small sports bets, I said no. Theres a lot of shady ppl in the Borgata poker room, just play poker and dont get involved with these ppl.

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True! The Borgata is it's own little mafia.

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anyone have a description of Joseph Wishnick? I dont recall him.

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Picture of Joseph Wisnick on Yahoo! News Photos

I haven't dealt with this guy much but I do recognize him.

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I know this dude pretty well. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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i definitely recognize him. weird.

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Everyone knows all these guys, theyve been at the borgata poker room everyday for the last few years.

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andrew was the first name i though about when i read this.
dave

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Can you describe him? Is he one of the regular high limit players, or am I thinking of someone else.

By the way, the "Andrew" arrested obviously was not me. My life is not that interesting.

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You're probably thinking of the right person. He looks Italian, short hair, medium/slender build, medium height. Been playing more no-limit recently than anything else (at least when I've been around).

His buddy Ian is also listed as charged. As someone above mentioned, if some of these regulars are banned, some of the games will definitely affected.

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If the "Andrew" that you just described has black hair, then I am thinking of the right person.

Are you sure that the Ian named in this list of those charged - "Ian Blackman" - is the same Ian that plays regularly in the 80/160 and 40/80 limit games? I've played with 80/160 Ian a ton but never knew his last name, and I don't think that we should fan rumors unless we are sure.

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-- Jeffrey Ebert, 45, Ventnor, poker room supervisor. Also charged with criminal usury.

Isn't Jeff the very fat guy? Its been too long for me, i don't recognize the others



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I **think** that Jeff is a supervisor at the Trop poker room. I could be wrong since I haven't been to the Trop in some time, but I remember a floorman named Jeff. The MSNBC article linked above lists Jeff as 45 years old; the guy that I remember from the Trop was in his mid-forites.

Also, I must go on record that I think this is quite possibly the dumbest thing that anyone has ever done in a poker room. People, if you are going to commit a felony, don't do it in a place that is covered by video surveillance 24 hours a day and frequently monitored by law enforcement officials. Duh.

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-- Jeffrey Ebert, 45, Ventnor, poker room supervisor. Also charged with criminal usury.

Isn't Jeff the very fat guy? Its been too long for me, i don't recognize the others



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I **think** that Jeff is a supervisor at the Trop poker room. I could be wrong since I haven't been to the Trop in some time, but I remember a floorman named Jeff. The MSNBC article linked above lists Jeff as 45 years old; the guy that I remember from the Trop was in his mid-forites.

Also, I must go on record that I think this is quite possibly the dumbest thing that anyone has ever done in a poker room. People, if you are going to commit a felony, don't do it in a place that is covered by video surveillance 24 hours a day and frequently monitored by law enforcement officials. Duh.

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The very fat guy is Glenn.

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that is that ian, and that is that andrew. on the whole this is about the stupiest thing ever.
dave

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-- Jeffrey Ebert, 45, Ventnor, poker room supervisor. Also charged with criminal usury.

Isn't Jeff the very fat guy? Its been too long for me, i don't recognize the others



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I **think** that Jeff is a supervisor at the Trop poker room. I could be wrong since I haven't been to the Trop in some time, but I remember a floorman named Jeff. The MSNBC article linked above lists Jeff as 45 years old; the guy that I remember from the Trop was in his mid-forites.


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According to the list of suspects from WNBC, the Jeffrey Ebert who was arrested is an employee of the Borgata, not the Trop.

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-- Jeffrey Ebert, 45, Ventnor, poker room supervisor. Also charged with criminal usury.

Isn't Jeff the very fat guy? Its been too long for me, i don't recognize the others



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I **think** that Jeff is a supervisor at the Trop poker room. I could be wrong since I haven't been to the Trop in some time, but I remember a floorman named Jeff. The MSNBC article linked above lists Jeff as 45 years old; the guy that I remember from the Trop was in his mid-forites.


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According to the list of suspects from WNBC, the Jeffrey Ebert who was arrested is an employee of the Borgata, not the Trop.

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Mainstream media articles about this incident conflict on some minor points, which is not surprising given that we don't yet have all of the details about the incident. Articles in both the Philadelphia Daily News and Card Player Magazine list Ebert as a Trop supervisor. I remember him as a fairly tall man with thinning brown hair and glasses.

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Mainstream media articles about this incident conflict on some minor points, which is not surprising given that we don't yet have all of the details about the incident. Articles in both the Philadelphia Daily News and Card Player Magazine list Ebert as a Trop supervisor. I remember him as a fairly tall man with thinning brown hair and glasses.

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Oh, I hadn't seen that. Then I'd suspect the two you cite are right. It seems like a plausible error that NBC would get a list of "casino employees" and assume that meant they all worked at the Borg; by contrast, it'd be weird for the PDN to make up that he works at the Trop.

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andrew was the first name i though about when i read this.
dave

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Can you describe him? Is he one of the regular high limit players, or am I thinking of someone else.

By the way, the "Andrew" arrested obviously was not me. My life is not that interesting.

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You're probably thinking of the right person. He looks Italian, short hair, medium/slender build, medium height. Been playing more no-limit recently than anything else (at least when I've been around).

His buddy Ian is also listed as charged. As someone above mentioned, if some of these regulars are banned, some of the games will definitely affected.

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If the "Andrew" that you just described has black hair, then I am thinking of the right person.

Are you sure that the Ian named in this list of those charged - "Ian Blackman" - is the same Ian that plays regularly in the 80/160 and 40/80 limit games? I've played with 80/160 Ian a ton but never knew his last name, and I don't think that we should fan rumors unless we are sure.

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Yes, that's Andrew.

And I'm positive that's the right Ian, I've played with him at those limits and know him better than I do Andrew. Plus I've always known his last name, got his cell # as well. For the record I think Ian's a nice guy.

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Yes, that's Andrew.

And I'm positive that's the right Ian, I've played with him at those limits and know him better than I do Andrew. Plus I've always known his last name, got his cell # as well. For the record I think Ian's a nice guy.

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He's always been a nice guy to me too, though I can't say that I know him very well. I've always gotten along fine with the people from the list of those charged whose names I recognize. This whole scandal is just really dumb. I suppose that greed got the better of those involved. ???50% interest??? Come on. That's ASKING for someone to narc.