A California man has cut a deal with prosecutors after being accused last year of cheating Chicago-area casinos out of $219,000. On Friday, Jianchu Liu, 48, pled guilty to a misdemeanor theft charge after facing a felony count of cheating in a gambling game.
Liu was first charged with conspiring with at least one accomplice to defraud the new Bally’s casino in River North and the Hollywood Casino Aurora between September 12 and November 26, 2023.
According to court records, Judge Laura Ayala-Gonzalez ordered him to pay $10,000 in restitution to Bally’s and placed him on a 12-month conditional discharge…