$40 Million Man Archie Karas Charged with Casino Cheating
Archie Karas was searching good back into the mid 1990s whenever he won $40 million. Now he’s been charged as a card cheat in a California casino.
One of the world’s most famous gamblers has been faced with cheating and defrauding a casino; Archie Karas, now 62, who was believed to have built up $40 million in winnings over three years in the mid 1990s from an authentic $50 stake years ago only to lose it all back, had been allegedly caught marking cards at a blackjack table in a California casino recently.
Arrested at His House
Based on authorities, Karas was taken into custody week that is last his Las vegas, nevada house. Karas will be extradited to San Diego to face charges of burglary, winning and cheating by fraudulent means. Karas could potentially address 36 months in prison if he is convicted of all costs.
‘This defendant’s luck ran out thanks to extraordinary cooperation between various law enforcement agencies who worked together to investigate and prosecute this case,’ said Bonnie Dumanis, San Diego County District Attorney.
The case was opened in July, after Karas whose genuine name is Anargyros Karabourniotis ended up being seen on safety cameras marking cards in a blackjack game using tiny amounts of dye. Karas had been marking all of the cards worth ten (tens, jacks, queens and kings), too as aces, in order to gain a plus over the Barona Resort and Casino in Lakeside, California, which is found inland in North San Diego County.