Borgata Poker Tournament Cheat Gets Five-Year SentenceChristian Lusardi To Pay Borgata $463,540 |
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Confessed Borgata tournament cheat Christian Lusardi was officially given five years in prison on Thursday for making counterfeit chips and putting them into a tournament last year in order to gain an advantage over the field.
Lusardi took a plea deal in August that allowed him to avoid a possible 15-year sentence. The plea deal also resulted in a $463,540 fine for Lusardi, which is the amount that Borgata lost after canceling the tournament.
The 43-year-old admitted to counterfeiting and criminal mischief.
He must also pay $9,455 to Harrah’s Casino Hotel for damaging its pipes when he tried to flush the chips down the toilet after his scheme was uncovered.
Lusardi cashed for $6,814 in the tournament.
In April, Lusardi was sentenced to five years in prison in a separate case involving pirated DVDs. He must pay $1.1 million in fines from that.
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