If convicted, he faces up to three years in prison. He is expected to be extradited to San Diego to face charges, including burglary and winning at gambling by fraudulent means. Karas, 62, is accused of cheating the Barona Casino in San Diego County out of $8,000 while allegedly marking cards during a blackjack game.
A gambler who once turned $50 into $40 million during a legendary Las Vegas hot streak in the 1990s is sitting in the Clark County Detention Center after being accused of cheating at blackjack at a Southern California Indian casino.Īnargyros Karabourniotis, better-known in gaming circles as Archie Karas, was arrested Tuesday by Nevada gaming agents as part of a multiagency investigation.
