I know they say that “what happens here, stays here,’ but there’s been a disturbing tendency for “insiders” to leak information about the gambling habits of high-profile guests in Las Vegas over the past few years.
The Rick Tocchet sports betting scandal hasn’t directly ensnared Wayne Gretzky, but reports of the hockey great’s gambling are surfacing nevertheless. From Norm at the LVRJ:
Hockey icon Wayne Gretzky, under scrutiny after his wife, Janet Jones, was implicated in a sports betting ring, has lost more than $2 million in Las Vegas casinos, an insider said.
AdvertisementGretzky, head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes, has a credit line that allows him to bet up to $25,000 per hand but plays well below that level, I’m told.
“Anyone who bets $25,000 a hand is a whale. Less than half of 1 percent bet at that level,” a casino executive said. “At $25,000, you’ve got a credit line of $1 million. At that level, you can demand anything you want.”
Sources say NBA great Michael Jordan has a $2 million credit line locally.
Gretzky’s wife normally plays at the $1,000-a-hand level, a source said. Both usually play blackjack. The couple often plays in the MGM Grand Mansion, where guests must risk $250,000 over two or three days to stay in the high-roller suites.
reviewjournal.com — News – NORM: Gretzkys on list of highest rollers
I guess info on Gretzky’s casino credit isn’t staying in Vegas. Unfortunately, people might try to twist Gretzky’s gambling in legal Nevada casinos into a “guilt by association” with Tocchet’s alleged illegal sports betting operation.