A foreign national from the former Soviet Republic of Georgia has been booked by the Nevada Gaming Control Board on 18 counts for alleged cheating at craps at the Flamingo.
The last such arrest was reported in Las Vegas was in 2011. The number of reports is on the rise worldwide and “dice sliding” has been described by casino surveillance specialist Willy Allison in an interview with The Advocate as “the scam of 2017.” He added, “Dice sliders never used to be common but seemed to have made a comeback in recent years.”
Since it is the job of the boxman to catch cheating and invalidate a roll if a dice doesn’t bounce, usually cheaters have accomplices who distract the boxman and dealers.
The authorities said that the man, Badri Tsertsvadze, 44, was observed allegedly sliding dozens over and over. The case is under investigation by the Control Board.
Tsertsvadze was being held on $90,000 bail and faced a maximum of six years of prison for each charge and maximum fine of $10,000 per offense. The accused was arrested for cheating at dice nine years ago in France. Before he was arrested he had won the French Open Masters and City of Venice International Backgammon Tournament in 2007.
