The Nevada Gaming Commission opted Thursday to keep a Las Vegas resident with alleged one-time mob ties in the state’s Black Book, while adding an illegal bookmaker whose money laundering led to multi-million in fines against two Las Vegas Strip casinos.
The Commission was unanimous in the cases involving felon Francis Citro Jr. and bookie Matthew Bowyer. In adding him to the list of excluded people from casinos, the Commission members went out of their way to criticize Bowyer, who was released from prison in March and is currently in home confinement, for using his notoriety to profit from writing a book and speaking engagements.
Citro, who appeared before the Commission without speaking, sought the ability to sing Italian folk songs and tell jokes in casinos where he has been excluded since 1991. After a hearing lasting more than one hour, the Commission didn’t even grant a hearing to consider the request, while criticizing his past behavior…