Gambler Accused of Cheating: I Was Trying to Raise Bail Money

A Summit man accused of marking cards and using special contact lenses to help him cheat while playing Mississipi Stud at Mohegan Sun Sunday told detectives he was trying to raise bond money for his pending arrest on previous gaming-related offenses committed in Louisiana, according to The Day.com. 


Bruce Koloshi, 54, also known as Jeffrey William Elliot, was arraigned Monday in Superior Court in Norwich, The Day reported. 

Koloshi, who had $930 in Mohegan Sun chips and $2,943 seized by police at the time he was taken into custody, also has cheating convictions in Nevada, Iowa and Illinois, according to court records.