‘”Drucker stated there was nothing at Foxwoods that his wife would want. “Foxwoods Casino employees told him that he could have $20,000 in merchandise shopping at Foxwoods,” the affidavit stated. He was trying to discount his casino debt of $351,500 according to a state police affidavit.ĭrucker, who was interviewed by detectives at his New Jersey home, said he dealt with two people at the casino, DeSalvio and Jerry Longo – a very close friend of DeSalvio’s and part of the marketing team at Foxwoods. Norman Drucker, 60, of Fort Lee, New Jersey was accused of defrauding Foxwoods of $30,000 through a jewelry purchase.

They used the money they got from the casino to lower their gambling debts. The two gamblers who surrendered to police had something in common – both of them told detectives they dealt with Robert DeSalvio, the senior vice-president for marketing, who signed off on their complimentary gift reimbursements. The executives returned to work a week later.ĭeSalvio was one of those placed on voluntary vacation. When the first arrests were made of two Argentinians, a half-dozen Foxwoods executives were put on voluntary vacation leave while tribal gaming regulators investigated their possible participation. The criminal charges against the Foxwoods gamblers, some of them millionaires, were dismissed in 1999 after they agreed to give statements to tribal and state regulators.

But then, back in 1999, it was against the law.

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