Wheeling Island Floor Manager Arrested!

The eye in the sky is always watching...
Michael DiTaranto found that out the hard way.
The article was posted in The Intelligencer/ Wheeling News-Register today: http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/506198.html

To paraphrase; Mr. DiTaranto (a Floor Manager at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack) got caught on video "allegedly" trying to swipe a few $500 chips (13 to be exact, for a $6,500 attempt.) In addition, the story goes on to give the history that the suspect attempted to get cooperation from a West Virginia Lottery Commission Official in the escapade. You can check out the article above by FRED CONNORS Staff Writer for all the juicy/pathetic details. It would appear from the article that the Lottery Official was in on the sting to apprehend Mr. DiTaranto. So, despite a bad incident... the WV Lottery Commission AND Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack are showing their ability to keep a handle on the illegal activity in the casino. Kudos to both!

It's sad when you see a patron of a casino try this...but even worse when it's an employee, and a floor manager no less. He was taken to Moundsville, WV's Northern Regional Jail and charged with grand larceny. Yeah, that's not gonna look good on the ole resume.

I know how oft times these little nuggets of information go unnoticed, so I wanted to make sure to give it a boost and share it with the rest of the blogosphere.

Regards,

cheer_dad