World Cup Gamblers at Caesars Palace to Plead Guilty
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Five people accused of operating an illegal World Cup gambling business out of luxury villas at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas have agreed to a plea deal, leaving the alleged ringleader, high-stakes poker player Wei Seng “Paul” Phua, and his son as the sole defendants in the case.
Phua, his son and six individuals from Malaysia and China were arrested and charged in July when FBI agents busted into the $25,000-a-night villas as the occupants were watching the World Cup semifinal between and the Netherlands and Argentina.