What do you do when you visit Atlantic City? Visit the casinos, of course! Gambling is a fun time for people who do it responsibly. However, just like in other aspects of life, people try to cheat the casino system every day.

Casino theft is a very serious crime that could lead you to fines and jail time. The following are three examples of casino theft crimes:

1.     Giving the casino a bad check. This means writing a check for an amount you don’t have in your bank account. In other words, don’t write a check they can’t cash.

2.     Stealing tokens or chips. This is no different than stealing other products from a store. If you take casino currency without winning it, you’re stealing.

3.     Swindling and cheating. This includes card counting, putting your chip on a winning number after the ball has landed on a roulette wheel, card switching, using technology to cheat slot machines, and more.

If a casino catches you stealing or cheating, you’ll be reported to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement and then you’ll be brought to court. If you’re in this situation, you need to hire an experienced attorney to help you understand your charges, protect your rights and craft a defense strategy that is in your interests.

Criminal defense lawyer John W. Tumelty has decades of experience as a defense attorney and is a former prosecutor. He will take the time to learn about your goals and will invest himself in looking at your case from the prosecution’s point of view. This enables him to prepare a comprehensive strategy geared at defeating the casino crime charges and getting the evidence thrown out of the case.

Contact experienced attorney John Tumelty to discuss your casino theft charges.

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