Ross Verba arrested over gambling debt

Search

Member
Joined
Nov 1, 2002
Messages
4,805
Tokens
Former NFL player Ross Verba arrested over gambling debt

LAS VEGAS SUN:

Former professional football player Ross Verba faces the prospect of sitting in jail over the Thanksgiving holiday after his arrest in Phoenix on charges of failing to pay a $26,000 gambling debt to the Palms.

Chief District Attorney Bernie Zadrowski says Verba, 36, was arrested on a Nevada arrest warrant. He is charged with three counts of writing bad checks to the Palms in January 2008.

Verba, an offensive lineman who played with the Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions, is fighting extradition to Nevada, which means investigators with the district attorney’s office will likely have to go to Phoenix to bring him back, Zadrowski says.

This isn’t the former first-round draft choice’s first brush with the law over Las Vegas gambling debts.

He was arrested on bad check charges in Wisconsin in January 2007 for failing to pay for $50,000 in markers at Wynn Las Vegas. Those charges were dismissed after he paid off that debt.
 

Active member
Joined
Oct 20, 1999
Messages
75,444
Tokens
The important thing to realize here is that Verba is a former HAWKEYE!

FH
 

Member
Joined
Sep 21, 2004
Messages
34,770
Tokens
http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/...-pro-arrested-and-indian-tribes-taki-7604.htm
Inside Gaming: Former NFL Pro Arrested; Casinos Off the Reservation

November 30, 2009, Michael Friedman
4b135749b732c.jpg
With poker at the center of our universe here at PokerNews, it's often easy to overlook everything else going on in the gaming industry. If you're as interested in all things gaming and casino as we are, you'll enjoy the fruits of our research by reading about what we find.
Las Vegas Casinos Don't Care Who You Are if You Owe Them Money
According to the Las Vegas Journal, former Green Bay Packer Ross Verba spent Thanksgiving in a Phoenix jail after failing to pay a $26,000 gambling debt to the Palms Casino in Las Vegas.
According to the Journal, the former NFL pro wrote three bad checks in January 2008, much to the chagrin of the Palms, which took legal action once it realized Verba had no intention of making good on his debt.

The former offensive lineman, who played eight seasons with the Packers, Cleveland Browns and, most recently, the Detroit Lions, is fighting extradition to Nevada. The state's district attorney's office intends to send someone to bring Verba back.
This isn't Verba's first brush with the law over gambling debts. He was arrested in January 2007 in Wisconsin for failing to pay $50,000 in Wynn Las Vegas markers, although the charges were dismissed after he paid his debt.
We're not sure why athletes seem to think they can skip out on paying their gambling debts. One thing is for certain, though, Vegas casinos aren't going to let them get away with anything. The casinos pursue legal action regardless of a person's celebrity status, so be warned because Las Vegas casinos have the support of Nevada's legal establishment. If you decide to cheat a casino, the law will come after you, and most of the time the casino wins.
 

I think I want my money back!
Joined
Mar 29, 2005
Messages
41,267
Tokens
He's probably got his bailout play on the Patriots tonight.
 

Forum statistics

Threads
1,106,898
Messages
13,439,271
Members
99,339
Latest member
billcunninghamhomeloans
The RX is the sports betting industry's leading information portal for bonuses, picks, and sportsbook reviews. Find the best deals offered by a sportsbook in your state and browse our free picks section.FacebookTwitterInstagramContact Usforum@therx.com