Re: Jail for colluders?
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I cannot imagine a set of evidence adequate for a criminal conviction ever being amassed without cooperation from the inside. If one member of a collusion team flips, then yeah, it could happen. Otherwise, you just ain't likely to gather what's needed to present to a jury. 'Bout all you can hope for is for the casinos to figure it out and ban the cheats. Then if they come back to play, you snag 'em for trespassing.
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I can imagine a different situation, such as if the colluders had incriminating notes or emails which were discovered by the authorities. The trouble would be getting to the point in the investigation where they could get the necessary warrant for this info.
My guess is that there would be few winnable cases for the state, they would be difficult to identify and costly to prosecute, and that both the gambling regulators and the casino operators have higher priorities than poker collusion. This is because (1) collusion directly costs only other players, not the house, and (2) collusion is not so rampant that it's driving significant numbers of players away from poker.
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