Nevada Casino Regulator to Testify in Paul Phua FBI Ruse Case

A Nevada casino regulator was scheduled to testify Wednesday regarding a ruse employed by the FBI to gain access into gambling high roller suites at Caesars Palace.

State Gaming Control Board Agent Ricardo Lopez is expected to take the stand Wednesday.

Poker pro and high roller Paul Phua and his son Darren Phua are accused of running an elaborate World Cup betting ring from the suites in question.  Agents dressed up as cable repairmen to gain access after deliberately cutting off Internet access.

Defense attorneys Thomas Goldstein and David Chesnoff want U.S. Magistrate Judge Peggy Leen to throw out evidence against the Phuas as the tainted result of an unconstitutional search.

All other defendants in this matter have plead guilty.  Only the Phuas continue to fight the charges.

- Ace King, Gambling911.com