Tribal Casino Official Turns To Theft, Ends Up Arrested

These are trying days for not only casino owners, but also for their employees. One official from a California tribal casino has now been arrested on charges of theft. He used a corporate credit card for personal use, according to federal agents.

Jeff Livingston was the general manager at the Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino when he started using his corporate credit card to purchase personal items. Livingston ran up $27,000 in debt on the card. His purchases included a vacation to Hawaii and a down payment on a new car.

"Unfortunately, as the economy has shrunk, so has many of these general managers' bonuses," said observer Dean Halson, "but these people are used to a certain lifestyle, so they do things to keep the lifestyle that they wouldn't normally do."

The economy has taken its toll on the casino gambling industry all over the world. In the US, the economy is just one factor in casinos' declining revenue. Many states are turning to casino to help their budgets, and the expansion is hurting existing casinos.

In Atlantic City, revenue has been slashed by double digits for each of the past several months. Surrounding states Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and New York have all added casinos in the past couple of years and have taken business from AC casinos.

Livingston now faces the possibility of twenty years in prison for his misuse of the company card. He was arraigned in Federal court on Friday on the two theft charges.

July 25, 2009
Posted By Tom Jones
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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