Convicted Cheater Goes Into Las Vegas Casino Gambling Black Book

The "black book" has been around in the state of Nevada since the sixties. It has some of the biggest criminals to ever walk through casino doors in it. Made famous by Joe Pesci's character in the movie Casino, the "black book" is one place where no gambler wants to their name to be found.

On Thursday, state gambling regulators added a thirty-sixth name to the "black book." Michael McNieve, a convicted felon, is now no longer allowed by law to set foot in any casino in Nevada. The inclusion was unanimously approved by the Nevada Gaming Commission.

The individuals in the "black book" are not the only ones who stand to get in trouble should they be caught in the casinos. It is a misdemeanor for them to be in the casinos, but the casino is also at risk of being disciplined if they knowingly allow one of these people in their casino.

"This is something that the Gaming Commission takes very seriously," said observer Neil Blount, "for a person to be on that list, it means they have either cheated the casinos out of millions of dollars, or they have been tied to organized crime."

In the case of McNeive, authorities believe he is a partner of Klahr Cushing. Cushing was already on the exclusion list before Thursday's ruling on McNieve. The pair have had several run-ins with the law regarding cheating, and are scheduled to stand trial next month in one of those cheating cases.

August 22, 2009
Posted By Terry Goodwin
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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