A feature film based on the incredible true story of Vegas Dave, aka Dave Oancea, is in the works with P.G. Cuschieri (Cut Throat City) writing the script, the Tracking Board has exclusively learned.

• Vegas Dave, or Dave Nakama Oancea, was born on 10 December 1976 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Later in his life, he moved from Hawaii to enroll at the University of Las Vegas (UNLV) to start his education. However, he took a big step in gambling and placed his $10,000 UNLV student loan money on a roulette game in Vegas.
• Dave Oancea (aka “Vegas Dave”) is regarded as one of the elite sports handicappers of this era, having set numerous records for payouts in sports betting. I’m banned from every major sportsbook, but you’re not—take advantage of working with me and make some serious money! Step 1: Choose a.

William Clevinger (Office Uprising) and Elliott Michael Smith are producing THE VEGAS DAVE STORY under their new Film Wealth banner. They’re currently putting together the financing for the film, which follows one of the most successful sports bettors of all time, Vegas Dave, who has been banned from most of the major casinos in Las Vegas.

Poker player Justin Schwartz, best known for his memorable exit from the 2015 WSOP Main Event, was recently banned by the WSOP.

Oancea grew up in Hawaii, and while that might sound like paradise to most, he felt there were very few entrepreneurial opportunities on the island. So even though his parents urged him to go to college, he decided to move to Vegas in the hopes of becoming a professional sports bettor.

Armed with a $10,000 student loan, Oancea hit the roulette table and bet all of it on red. When he won, he used that money to build a sports empire. The budding bettor has won and lost million of dollars multiple times, developing a habit that landed him in Gamblers Anonymous.

The program helped Oancea realize that while he had skill as a bettor, he wasn’t as good at managing his own money. With his finances now in order, he says he has developed a way to beat the books, and beat them bad.

In two of the biggest wins in sports betting history, Oancea won $2.5 million after betting long-shot odds that the Kansas City Royals would win the 2015 World Series, and he also won $2.3 million when the Denver Broncos won the Super Bowl in 2016.

Why Was Vegas Dave Banned From Casinos

That’s when the casinos began to notice his success and refused to pay the money that Oancea believes he won fair and square. “There were no issues when I was losing money, only when I started winning.” The ensuing back-and-forth has has resulted in a court case involving 19 felony charges against Oancea, which he calls “bogus.” To that end, he has turned down a plea deal and hired three top attorneys to defend him.

“Most casinos are corrupt and they bully you. I’m just standing up for my constitutional rights,” said Oancea, who insists he’s gambling by the book. He claims most pro bettors gamble offshore to avoid paying taxes on their winnings, whereas he recently paid $200,000 in taxes one year.

“I used to live a pretty fast-paced life, and everyone always told me my life should be a movie. But I’m 40 now. My life isn’t like that anymore,” said Oancea.

Cuschieri is represented by Jon Levin at ROAR and attorney David Krintzman.

The National Football League owners just voted to allow the Oakland Raiders and owner Mark Davis to move the team to Las Vegas. I’m not surprised. There is more money to be made in Las Vegas than in Oakland in the same way there was more money to be had in Los Angeles than St. Louis.

I’m not here as a snowflake St. Louis Rams fan to condemn the greed of the NFL owners. What I want to talk about is the rule preventing league officials from entering the city of Las Vegas during the season. That’s right, prior to the move of the Raiders, league officials were not even allowed to visit Las Vegas during the season unless their regular job required it. Even then there were restrictions. Obviously this rule will have to change.

The reason for the rule was the league wanted to prevent referees from being influenced by gamblers. Well, that’s what they claim. That’s what I want to talk about. The league knows full well that gambling doesn’t happen only in Las Vegas. They know gamblers look to influence referees in every sport and in every league regardless of physical location. If they know this, why the ban?

Why Is Vegas Dave Banned From Casinos

The answer is simple and one that strikes to the very heart of problems we have in the United States and around the world. The ban of officials visiting Las Vegas gives the league the appearance of being concerned about gambling and of taking measures to prevent corruption of referees when, naturally, it does neither of those things. The league doesn’t care that the ban is stupid and useless. They care that it makes them look good. It makes it look like they are doing something about the problem. And that’s dangerous. That’s what I oppose.

I think the league has good reason to worry about gamblers corrupting their officials. I think all sports leagues have good reason to worry. The NBA certainly knows all about it. I strongly suspect any number of games in all sports, in all leagues, have been tainted by officials on the take from gamblers. Or in debt to gamblers. Or something along those lines.

I have no proof that it happens and yet I have absolutely no doubt it does. Gambling is not limited to the NFL or even professional sports leagues. Large amounts of money is wagered on high school football. Referees have enormous influence over games. They certainly give gamblers the best chance to influence outcomes. This fact has not slipped past the notice of such organizations.

I’m also not suggesting sports leagues don’t use other tactics to defeat gamblers. What I am saying is that employing useless measures to counter real threats simply for the illusion of safety is foolish. The illusion is safety is far more perilous than understanding you are in a dangerous situation. The reason being, if you understand you are in danger you take precautions. If you think you are safe, you do not.

The league is giving fans the illusion the game isn’t corrupt and therefore the fans are not necessarily looking for corruption. This means corruption can more easily occur. Now, in this case it’s gambling and some money but the same principle applies to pat-downs at the airport.

Why Was Vegas Dave Banned

I say dispense with useless precautions designed simply to create an illusion of safety. When I see such rules in place I become concerned the people who made such rules perhaps do not understand the real threat. They might even be lulled into the same sense of complacency they hoped to foist off onto others.

Is Vegas Dave Worth It

We should be more concerned with passing laws that do good than passing laws that falsely make us look like we’re doing good. And if you don’t think that has correlation to what’s happening in Washington D.C., statehouses, and your local municipalities, well, you’ve been fooled.

Tom Liberman
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