Notorious Magician Gets 10 Years for $10k Casino Scam

The infamous magician who has been banned from casinos all throughout the US has obtained a ten-year jail sentence in Iowa. Shaun Benward was convicted of duping employees on the Grand Falls On line casino into giving him $10,000 in roulette payouts that weren’t really owed to him in December 2018.

attempt to persuade the on line casino employees that they’d positioned the chips on the improper quantity

The 38-year-old tried to befriend croupiers after which place bets late within the spherical. He would then attempt to persuade the on line casino employees that they’d positioned the chips on the improper quantity, typically utilizing an confederate to drag off the trick. To maintain up the con, he would swap tables and alter his outfits.

It wasn’t till his arrest in April 2025 in his native Mississippi that Benward was delivered to Iowa to reply for his alleged crimes. His November trial resulted in 13 felony convictions; Decide Carl Petersen sentenced the magician on Tuesday. Benward has spent virtually 12 months in jail, which will probably be credited as time served.

Benward has a monitor report of attempting to drag off his con throughout the nation, together with in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Nevada. In December 2023, the Nevada Gaming Management Board added him to the state’s black e book, barring him from coming into any casinos within the state.