{"id":151718,"date":"2020-10-10T02:29:58","date_gmt":"2020-10-10T09:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=151718"},"modified":"2020-10-10T18:44:42","modified_gmt":"2020-10-11T01:44:42","slug":"craig-carton-documentary-focuses-on-his-gaming-addiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/craig-carton-documentary-focuses-on-his-gaming-addiction\/","title":{"rendered":"Craig Carton Documentary Puts Spotlight on Sports Radio Host’s Gaming Addiction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Craig Carton, the one-time New York sports radio host who was convicted on federal fraud charges, returned to broadcasting this week when a documentary about his story, including his issues with problem gaming, premiered on HBO<\/em>. And that may not be the last we see or hear from him.<\/p>\n

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Former New York sports talk host Craig Carton is the subject of a documentary that discusses how his gambling addiction led to him going to federal prison. (Image: HBO\/Warner Media)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The New York Post<\/em> reported last week WFAN radio has talked with him about coming back to his old station.<\/p>\n

Carton and former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason anchored the FAN\u2019s popular morning-drive show for years. Three years ago, the station removed Carton from the show after federal agents arrested him for wire and securities fraud.<\/p>\n

In 2018, a jury convicted him of taking $5.6 million from investors for a ticket reselling business and spending the money in other ways. That included fueling a gambling habit, which included numerous trips to casinos in Atlantic City and elsewhere.<\/p>\n

A judge sentenced Carton to 42 months<\/a> in prison last year. However, he served only about a year of that sentence before authorities released him in June. He’s currently serving home incarceration.<\/p>\n

Blackjack Busts Carton<\/h2>\n

The documentary, Wild Card: The Downfall of a Radio Loudmouth<\/em>, goes into detail about gambling\u2019s prevalence in Carton\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

It includes a boast he made to Esiason during the show where Carton said he could take $10,000 of his partner\u2019s money gambling and turn it into $25,000.<\/p>\n

He ended up being wrong. He turned it into $80,000.<\/p>\n

The real problem with the Boomer bet is that I won,\u201d Carton says in the documentary. \u201cAs a result of that win, I\u2019m now \u2018The Blackjack Whisperer.\u2019\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Carton said he started fielding inquiries from others offering six-figure sums or more. In all, Carton said he borrowed more than $30 million to fuel his habit that went on as he maintained his presence as a top radio and sports personality in America\u2019s top media market.<\/p>\n

Besides Carton, the documentary includes interviews with others who worked with, knew, or covered him. That includes his former broadcast partner Esiason and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cCraig gave us unprecedented access to his world as it was crumbling around him,\u201d <\/strong>said Marie McGovern, who produced Wild Card<\/em> with Martin Dunn. \u201cWe see Craig in real-time as he weathers public scrutiny and endures private pain. The emotion is real and raw.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Still in Court<\/h2>\n

While Carton is out of prison, he\u2019s not out of the court system just yet.<\/p>\n

Besides the prison time, US District Judge Colleen McMahon also ordered Carton to pay more than $4.8 million in restitution to his victims.<\/p>\n

In August, Carton filed for Chapter 7 protection in US Bankruptcy Court in New Jersey.<\/p>\n

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In his filing, Carton claimed assets valued at more than $981,000, while having liabilities totaling more $9.4 million. The restitution he must pay to his victims from the fraud case makes up more than half of that total.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In addition, his bankruptcy claim also lists the SugarHouse Casino<\/a> in Philadelphia, now known as Rivers Casino Philadelphia, as an unsecured creditor that is owed $385,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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