If he murdered somebody he'll get less time.

Just let him go free. The casinos are the biggest thieves out there.

The presiding judge definitely was on the payroll in this case!

the judge who gave him 50 years deserves 20 himself

A 50 year sentence for this is unbelievable! I rewinded twice to where they said “50 years” to make sure they weren’t saying “15 years.” They say there is no such thing as victimless crime but I’d say that stealing from a casino is pretty damn close.

50 years for stealing from a casino,he should get an award, American justice system sucks

50 year for ripping of organized crime LoL..

Wow! Killers and drug dealers are on the streets but he gets 50 years for stealing money!! 1 mil isnt even that much these days.

50 years?!! That seems a bit much. Stupid, lazy, casino honchos allowed this to happen because of mismanagement. I wonder how many top brass got fired compared to the low-level workers?

The extremely harsh sentence is a crime.

Dam the IRS wants tax on stolen money too....lol.....that's od gansta

50 years is crazy.

Who cares if a casino got ripped off? How many times do you see stories where someone wins a jackpot and the casino refuses to pay off claiming 'software error'? Yeah, bs.

i think 15 years is enough not 50 years...

50 years!! wtf that is ridiculous he didn't hurt anyone, give him 5 years, that's plenty!

50 years is ridiculous.

50 years for stealing money without using a weapon? What a joke.

Theres no doubt they should both be punished for this and forced to pay back all the money,but a 50 year sentence is a joke.

50 years is outrageous. How much time did Lawrence Singleton serve for raping and cutting off a child’s arms? Total injustice! This really upsets me.

50 years for staling from the wealthy criminals in NM. LOL

50 years?? Child molesters are roaming around & this guy got 50 years?!?!?

if he would of murdered the people who caught him he would of gotten less than 50. casinos fault. hand written jackpot winnings? really?

Everyone knows that when amateurs are caught stealing they get banged up, banks, insurance, governments and corporations caught stealing, it's forgotten & forgiven. It's a big club and he wasn't invited.

To be fair, the fact this guy is still alive is a miracle, back in the day he'd be in a hole in the desert...

If the guy had shot someone in cold blood, he'd be out of prison in 7 years. But take money from a mob industry and you're going to the dungeon forever.

50 years is crazy

That coworker should have minded their own business!!! 50 years is totally insane

I just watched on You Tube a 40 year old man in Canada boarded a bus and decapitated a 22 yr old guy , stabbed him over 40 times and ate some of his heart , nose and ear in 2006 . He has now changed his name and not classed as dangerous anymore and as long as he is on his meds can live unsupervised since 2016 . Wow and this guy got 50 yr .

Why does the IRS want $350000 from this guy? Surely they can't tax someone on illegal gains otherwise they would essentially be profiting from crime. And why does the insurance company want him to pay back the million that they paid the casino? And why was he sentenced to 50 years when known jihadi terrorists have served less? Someone is getting paid backhanders here. This stinks!

In my country (USA) as long as you commit theft, fraud, etc. you won't get tried much less convicted as long as you are part of a bank or stock company or are part of some other powerful, rich company/group. As far as I'm concerned, good for those guys for getting one over on the casino. If only they had gotten away with it. Rigging games for customers to lose or at least rarely win, countless crimes committed by wallstreet type folk, killing people on an oil rig by ordering unsafe practices also resulting in major environmental and economic damage, etc. etc. etc. with no jail time. You like smoking the "wrong plant" life in jail. Petty theft? Jail time for you. It is no wonder that so many people hate this corrupt system we have. Now when are we going to start doing something about it?

What a nice touch...approaching the slot machine as he explains the scam, then pushes the button so we understand how a slot machine works for the added effect. Gotta love reporters and the cheese factor.

Makes me wonder how many other employees at how many other casinos have done the same... They should have wrapped it up at $1M.

50 years? Murders get half that....if that. Total BS

I feel so sorry for the casino (sarcasm).

At 5:02 "When they get complacent and greedy, that's when we catch'em." Isn't that a Casinos motto and hope every time a gambler walks through the door anyway?

the casino got reimbursed and lost nothing and this guy got 50 years hahahah

coning the cons...50 years is a disgrace

50 years?! R.I.P.

Gotta love the fact that you can get up to 50+ years in jail for stealing from casinos, yet bankers and CEO's who steal 100s of millions of dollars from their clients get to walk away scot free....

It would have made more sense to give the guy 5 years and then fine the company 5 million for being incompetent and pay any taxes or fees resulting the case. That would have been more fair than giving this guy 50 years.

50 years is way too much, 10 at the most important if that

Now kudos to these two for the idea of this crime....not bad...greed is what caught you, not the idea. Secondly the criminals here is also the American justice system...50 years ?...6-8 is fine...10 tops.

I remember this casino very well. I knew there was something going on the first day I was there. I got on a $5 machine that was so loose it was incredible. I've never seen any machine hit like this one did. After two hours, I walked out with $14,000. I remember it was a Phantom of the Opera.

This was over 8 yrs ago. Nowadays its all on computer and they verify everything. That shit doesn't happen at a state of the art casino like WinStar.

the thief got scammed! awesome!

Be an honest crook - invest in a slot machine.

FIFTY YEARS???!!!! The Judge should be jailed for passing that ridiculous disgusting sentence.

They only got caught because a jealous co-worker was jealous that they weren't part of the cut, what a hater 🤣🤣🤣

Wow 50 years? wth

That is sorry how they got their money back and he still got 50 yrs they can at least lower his sentence what about the time supposedly the casino had a bad machine and didn't pay a jackpot to the old lady in Colorado but they didn't get no jail time for that hmmm now that is kinda suspicious

50 year's for theft . damn that judge was dirty .the rich definitely protect each other

50 years? Man should be given a medal

50yrs!!this wasn’t murder

50 years wtf he didn’t kill anyone

50 years for casino scam but only 20 years for murder. Justice system is broken.

Getting caught and having to be locked up is no fun. Just live an honest life. No amount of money is worth being locked up for.

I used to go to casinos once every 3 months, played roulette lost 70% of the time 30% of the time I would win a little, I got to the point when the ball was starting to slow down after it hit all the bumps I could pretty much tell within two or three numbers where it was going to land by the speed, I put $20 down on one number and it was rolling and it was going right towards that number and if it slowed way down almost to a stop and all the sudden that little Leprechaun underneath the ball moved three or four spots on its own I don't know if it was a magnet or what told the dealer cash me out I'm out of here never went back in the casino again.

welp

He should appeal That sentence is totally inappropriate!

There are people convicted of murder, rape, child molestation, and numerous other serious crimes all the time that get less than 50 years. Stealing from thieves is hardly worthy of this sentence.

What to think about online poker ?

wow judge gave him 50 years and the man isn't black, #twilightzone

How do they not reconcile the electronic information from the machines with the hand written tickets?

50 years for robbing money and 5-10 years for murder WTF THE SYSTEM IS MESSED UP

greed will get you in the end

For everyone saying that casinos are thieves, please elaborate... At what point do they put a gun to your head, and force you to give them your money?

In my country, he'd get one year prison term and would be ordered to pay it all back. 50 years for stealing FROM A CASINO is terrible.

That's insane he should not b in prison that long. Wow

Trump 2020

Greed definitely is bad. Destroying your life for money, how foolish!!!

Casinos are unforgiving, no matter the amount. I worked at Harrah's Tahoe back in the 70's. If they caught an employee steeling, security would cuff that person and parade him thru the casino to send a message.

50 years for that?!?!

died of natural causes ?!?!? You know the casino hired a hit.

He couldn't have afforded a better attorney? I think a jury would have been more sympathetic than the judge that gave him 50 years. Unbelievable.

50 years??? The judge must be working with the Mafia

@3:09 why does he spin the slot machine? Lol. I love the theatrics of local news reporters

Bernard Madoff embezzled billions and was sentenced to 150 years. This guy stole 1 million and got a 3rd of Madoff's sentence. What's wrong with this picture?

Working with all those flashing lights, bings, bongs and broken souls must take its toll. The money was probably stolen as part of an escape plan to somewhere more quiet. His Defense should have pushed that side of it - instead, he did got his time and the Lady's!

Proof that the worst crime in America is stealing from rich people.

50 yrs. That judge should do 45 yrs. in prison for that.

That sentence was ridiculous. Big misadministration of justice. 2-5 years should have suffice for this non violent petty offense. Violent offenders are given 10-25 for crimes against people, and wall street crooks get 2 years for embezzlement when caught stealing from the poor.. judge is nuts

when the justice system treats murderers and rapists better than people who steal from scammers

I'm thinking they don't have a gaming commission....

Wow, I'm just amazed at the sheer ignorance of the Sandia management.

What a waste of money it was to send a reporter to Las Vegas to do a news report on a New Mexico casino! You're telling me there is NOBODY in the state of NM that can do a news report on Casino security?

The lesson here is, if you're going to steal a lot of money, you need to be rich BEFORE you commit the crime. Then, when you get caught, you only get a few months in prison, not 50+ years. Just ask Manifort.

50 years? People for murder not get like this. This is insane! It is just money!

50 years for that shit!!

Police and our judicial system are In place to protect commerce. Make no mistake. The sentence alone tells you human life has no value.

50 years is absolutely ridiculous.

That 50 year sentence is going to cost the taxpayers of N.M. a lot more than $1.2 million in meals, shelter, and medical care for the prisoner. It is kind of dumb when you think about it.

I hope this is going on A LOT more than believed in EVERY casino

50 years is basically a life sentence. The guy belongs in jail, but 50 years ? Harsh

50 yrs? Damn that seems harsh

the irs? does stealing count as income? and if he returns the mil' does he still need to pay the irs?

50 year for money scam but child rapist get less and walk free. In this world Money Talk.

$500,000 and you would never see me again

I cannot believe why heists don't stop in time. Guess they're just as greedy as those they're stealing from…

Greedy. Can you believe even after pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars they still were greedy enough to take more

With the money she stole, she could have had that mustache taken care of.