Repeat Casino Grifter Accused of Cheating at Craps to Win $5k
A man from Tennessee who has a history of cheating at casinos and has been banned from gambling in Ohio has been accused once again of cheating, this time while playing craps at a casino in downtown Cleveland.
Repeat casino cheat accused of cheating again playing craps in Cleveland.
LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE:An indictment filed in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas shows that Ellis Quinn, 62, from Memphis, has been charged with breaking casino gaming laws. He is accused of cheating in order to win an extra $5,080 on July 31.
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Caught in the Act at Cleveland Casino
Court documents show that Quinn was playing craps at JACK Cleveland Casino when he was observed placing additional bets on winning numbers after the dice had been thrown. The indictment claims that Quinn did this on 15 occasions, with surveillance cameras capturing his actions.
A court summons has been issued for Quinn, requiring him to attend an arraignment scheduled for November 5. Currently, no attorney is listed for his defense in court records. A spokesperson for JACK Entertainment, which operates the casino, declined to comment on the case.
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A Long History of Cheating Charges
Online records show that Quinn’s prior cheating offences have resulted in bans from casinos in both Ohio and Pennsylvania.
In early 2014, Quinn was caught cheating at two separate casinos in Ohio, Hollywood Casino Columbus in February and Hollywood Casino Toledo in March. Contemporary local reports say that during his sentencing, Judge Ruth Ann Franks of the Lucas County Common Pleas Court stated that he was deserving of the label of “serial cheater”. Quinn pleaded guilty in both cases and was sentenced to a total of 30 months in prison.
Further allegations came in April 2018, when Quinn was accused of cheating at a casino in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and was subsequently sentenced to serve between nine and 23 months in prison.
The Ohio Casino Control Commission oversees gambling activities across the state and is responsible for investigating casino-related crimes, such as cheating and illegal gambling operations. According to their latest annual report, there were 24 recorded incidents of cheating at Ohio casinos between July 2023 and June 2024, including 12 cases at JACK Cleveland Casino.
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