Archie Karas banned from gambling in Vegas
Legendary gambler now faces criminal charges if he steps foot inside a Nevadan casino.
Following a string of scandals over the last 25 years, legendary gambler Archie Karas has been handed a lifetime ban from playing in all Las Vegas based casinos.
Karas, 64, had his reputation damaged beyond repair last year when he was found guilty of cheating at cards at a San Diego-based venue in 2013.
The infringement saw him sentenced to three years of probation, and led to his permanent inclusion on California's excluded persons list.
Last week, the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) unanimously voted him the 33rd individual to be entered into the state's own excluded persons list or 'Black Book'.
Karas, who failed to show up at the NGC hearing to defend himself, will now face criminal charges if he were to step foot on the property of a Las Vegas based casino.
$50 into $40 million over two years
Karas is most famous for incredibly turning $50 into $40 million between 1992 and 1994, a hot streak best known as "The Run".
During The Run, Karas defeated some of poker's best players including Doyle Brunson, Stu Ungar and Chip Reese, playing heads-up poker and occasionally high stakes pool.
Unfortunately for Karas, his insane upswing was met by an equally radical downswing almost immediately afterwards, and he proceeded to lose back every dime over the course of the next two years.
Where his tournament poker record is concerned, Karas has over $200,000 in live earnings including six cashes at the World Series of Poker (WSOP).
His best single performance came at the 2009 WSOP, where he finished 5th in the $10,000 buy-in No Limit 2-7 Championship for $53,783.
