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A former Bellagio craps dealer and a man who placed phantom bets at the casino pleaded guilty Thursday in what prosecutors called a million-dollar swindle.Mark M. Branco, 42, and Anthony G. Granito, 49, were the last of a group of four to plead guilty in the two-year scam that authorities said defied 452-billion-to-1 odds.From the summer of 2012 to the summer of 2014, Branco, fellow dealer James R. Cooper, 43, and two players, Granito and Jeffrey D. Martin, 38, scammed the Bellagio by making phantom hop bets, according to grand jury testimony. A hop bet is a one-time, high-risk verbal proposition in which a player wagers that a specific number will be rolled next.Defense lawyers dispute the high-dollar figure as stolen money, stanley cup saying that the group sometimes won legitimate bets.Andrew Leavitt and Dennis Leavitt, who represent Branco and Granito, said Bellagio counted every cash-out as a cheat, but the group also profited from fair wagers that the defendant adidas samba adidas s should not have to adidas yeezy pay back. Rpuo Nevada Legislature lagging in number of approved bills
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A former Bellagio craps dealer and a man who placed phantom bets at the casino pleaded guilty Thursday in what prosecutors called a million-dollar swindle.Mark M. Branco, 42, and Anthony G. Granito, 49, were the last of a group of four to plead guilty in the two-year scam that authorities said defied 452-billion-to-1 odds.From the summer of 2012 to the summer of 2014, Branco, fellow dealer James R. Cooper, 43, and two players, Granito and Jeffrey D. Martin, 38, scammed the Bellagio by making phantom hop bets, according to grand jury testimony. A hop bet is a one-time, high-risk verbal proposition in which a player wagers that a specific number will be rolled next.Defense lawyers dispute the high-dollar figure as stolen money, stanley cup saying that the group sometimes won legitimate bets.Andrew Leavitt and Dennis Leavitt, who represent Branco and Granito, said Bellagio counted every cash-out as a cheat, but the group also profited from fair wagers that the defendant adidas samba adidas s should not have to adidas yeezy pay back. Rpuo Nevada Legislature lagging in number of approved bills
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