The commission noted that these issues didn\u2019t just take profits from the casino, but also \u201cresulted in a net loss of taxable income for the State of Missouri.\u201d According to the preliminary order, it was actually impossible to know how much was lost.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe investigation revealed an estimated loss of over $50,000.00 of table game revenue in one month to the Casino,\u201d the report reads. \u201cSince the activity was admittedly going on since December 2016, the actual loss to the casino would be much higher, but cannot be accurately calculated due to surveillance retention limitations.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Three employees have already been fired and arrested on charges related to the cheating scheme.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe table games supervisor and the pit manager have both, in fact, pled guilty up in Lewis County Circuit Court of cheating in gambling games, and the charges against the table games dealer are still pending,\u201d MGC general counsel Ed Grewach told the Herald-Whig<\/em>. \u201cWe questioned probably 20 or 25 witnesses in connection with the criminal matter.\u201d<\/p>\nWhile a $50,000 fine might seem small for the gaming world, Grewach said it is actually quite large compared to most punishments dealt out by the commission.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe vast number of our fines are below $10,000,\u201d he told the Herald-Whig<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Missouri Gaming Commission has recommended that the Mark Twain Casino in LaGrange be fined $50,000 for multiple cheating incidents that took place between December 2016 and August 2017. According to the commission\u2019s preliminary order for disciplinary action, the incidents involved a lack of supervision at table games, which allowed dealers to aid players in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":91751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,60,18,13592],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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