Archie Karas, a world-famous high-rolling gambler of Greek extraction, who once went on a crazy tear at the crap table at Binion’s Horseshoe, parlaying winnings he’d extracted from a number of other gambling legends, including Stu Ungar, Doyle Brunson, Bobby Baldwin, and Johnny Chan, into an estimated $17 million (all of which he subsequently lost), was arrested Tuesday in Las Vegas, charged with cheating at the Barona Casino in California. Karas, who was caught by surveillance cameras marking cards at a blackjack table last July, allegedly cheated the casino out of $8,000 and is now awaiting extradition to San Diego.
While no cheating was proven during Karas’ legendary winning streak at Binion’s, the player has been investigated by the Nevada State Gaming Control Board on numerous occasions, four of which resulted in his arrest. Karas himself claims to have gambled more money than any other person in history.
Replies:
No replies were posted for this topic.
