Poker Player Accused of Running Illegal Brothel in Las Vegas

A Las Vegas poker participant is dealing with fees in Nevada for allegedly working an unlawful brothel from her house and laundering cash from the operation.

Court docket filings reviewed by PokerNews present that Bing Du was charged on Oct. 15 with six felonies, together with incomes from a prostitute and inspiring a brothel.

Native station KLAS 8 Information Now reported that police described Du as a “high-rated poker participant” and arrested her throughout a poker event at a Strip on line casino.

Poker Participant Arrested Over Alleged Brothel

In keeping with KLAS 8 Information Now, Metro police investigating suspected prostitution noticed “males arriving on the residence (of Du) and leaving after staying half-hour to an hour.” An undercover officer was reportedly supplied a therapeutic massage and intercourse for $200.

Police later searched the property in Spring Valley and located numerous rooms with mattresses and enterprise playing cards studying, “Asian beauties for discreet gentleman.” In addition they searched the trash and located “giant quantities of used condoms” and different proof that the residence was “working as an unlawful brothel.”

When police interviewed Du, she denied wrongdoing and mentioned she was paid to “mainly flip a blind eye on what the tendants have been doing on the residence,” KLAS 8 Information Now reported.

Although police referred to Du as a “high-rated poker participant,” she solely reveals $3,771 in Hendon Mob earnings, most not too long ago cashing in a $250 PokerNews Every day Deepstacks occasion on the 2025 World Sequence of Poker (WSOP).

Nevada Secretary of State information present Du listed because the managing member of the Las Vegas enterprise “Scooby-Du LLC,” which fashioned in August 2024.

Du made an preliminary courtroom look on Oct. 16 and was launched after posting bail, in keeping with courtroom filings.

Connor Richards is a Senior Editor U.S. for PokerNews and host of the Life Exterior Poker podcast. Connor has been nominated for 3 International Poker Awards for his writing.