Gambling continues to be a growing concern in the United States, as well as the rest of the world. The reputation that follows this type of activity is usually not one that carries with it a positive experience.
In a time where lawmakers are trying to decide whether or not they should legalize land-based and online casino gambling, any negative stories that enter into the fold could cause great harm towards overturning the ban to prevent this type of gambling.
According to Gloucester County Times, in Atlantic City, “The NJ and Philadelphia Divisions of the FBI announced today the Atlantic City arrest of a 39-year-old New York man in connection to 17 bank robberies throughout the region.”
Although the arrest did not have a direct tie to land-based or casino gambling, “Assisted by New Jersey State troopers form the Division of Gaming Enforcement, the FBI arrested Anthony Boyd, of Jamaica, Queens, on a United States Marshals Service warrant as he came out of the elevator of the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa, where he’d checked in earlier that night.”
Even better was that he can sometimes still be better to keep companies in the limelight. With any luck the casinos will not be associated with criminal activities.
According to the Times, “Boyd stands accused of escaping from a halfway house in December and returning to a life of crime, allegedly robbing a Citizens Bank located on 1701 JFK Boulevard on February 26, 2009 and another at 2001 Market Street on March 14, 2009 in the Philadelphia area, a Metropolitan National Bank on 40th Street in Manhattan on March 11, 2009 and Metropolitan National Bank on 46th Street in Manhattan on March 24, 2009.”
Weysan Dun, a special agent on the case, threw in his own jabs at Boyd: “I guess you could say Mr. Boyd rolled the dice and lost.” He continued by saying, “The odds are always in favor of the house, and in this case, the house is the justice system…”
