CHICAGO — A California man accused last year of cheating Chicago-area casinos out of $219,000 has cut a deal with prosecutors. Jianchu Liu, 48, who faced a felony count of cheating at a gambling game, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of misdemeanor theft on Friday.
Liu was initially accused of working with at least one accomplice to swindle the new Bally’s casino in River North and the Hollywood Casino Aurora between September 12 and November 26, 2023.
Judge Laura Ayala-Gonzalez ordered him to pay $10,000 restitution to Bally’s and placed him on a 12-month conditional discharge, according to court clerk entries…