Poker dealer accused of stealing from the pot at Ohio casino

While the indictment doesn’t specify how much money was taken, former poker dealer Jason Saliba, 51, has been accused of stealing 14 different times from the poker pot in only one month. 

A patron of the casino accused Saliba of stealing from a pot while working in the JACK Cleveland Casino poker room, and the patron told a casino manager. The staff then looked through surveillance footage, and the report says that the video showed Saliba taking money from the table five different times.

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He was fired the next day.

According to the indictment obtained by USA Today, Saliba was indicted on 14 felony counts of violating casino gaming laws and a misdemeanor theft court. He was arraigned at the Cuyahoga County Common Please Court and given a personal bond of $2,500.

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