{"id":204693,"date":"2022-03-10T06:32:33","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T14:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=204693"},"modified":"2022-03-11T13:31:58","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T21:31:58","slug":"uncle-mick-gets-18-months-for-running-chicago-area-illegal-sports-betting-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/uncle-mick-gets-18-months-for-running-chicago-area-illegal-sports-betting-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Uncle Mick&#8217; Gets 18 Months for Running Chicago-Area Illegal Sports Betting Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The man who led an intricate Chicago-area illegal sports betting operation found out Wednesday that he\u2019ll serve 18 months in federal prison for his crimes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_204694\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-204694\" data-style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/uncle-mick-gets-18-months-for-running-chicago-area-illegal-sports-betting-ring\/new-chi-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-204694\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/new-chi.jpeg\" alt=\"Chicago federal court building\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/new-chi.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/new-chi-858x644.jpeg 858w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/new-chi-430x323.jpeg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-204694\"class=\"text-description\">The Everett McKinley Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago. On Wednesday, Vincent DelGiudice was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in orchestrating a large illegal sports betting ring. (Image: USCourts.gov)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Vincent \u201cUncle Mick\u201d DelGiudice was sentenced in a Chicago federal court after pleading guilty last year to gambling and conspiracy charges. In addition to the prison time, US District Judge Virginia Kendall also ordered the 58-year-old to forfeit $3.6 million in ill-gotten gains.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>DelGiudice\u2019s operation had more than 1,000 bettors engaged nationwide, according to the US attorney\u2019s office for the Northern District of Illinois. From 2016 to 2019, he worked with those bettors through a network of more than 20 people. Their jobs were to recruit new players. DelGiudice also connected with a Costa Rican company to develop UncleMickSports.com, where clients placed wagers on a variety of sporting events.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s uncertain when DelGiudice will report to prison and begin serving his sentence.<\/p>\n<h2>House Raided<\/h2>\n<p>The scheme made millions, with prosecutors saying DelGiudice used the proceeds to make cash investments in businesses. At times, he also had bettors who owed him to pay off some of his personal expenses.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\"><p><strong>While cloaked with a professional veneer and flashy website, this was a sordid operation,\u201d<\/strong> assistant US attorney Terry M. Kinney wrote in the prosecution\u2019s sentencing memo.\u00a0 <strong>\u201cHe preyed upon individuals\u2019 addictions to line his pockets.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>When federal agents raided DelGiudice\u2019s house two years ago, they found more than $1 million in cash, $350,000 in silver and jewelry, and more than $90,000 in gold coins.<\/p>\n<h2>Few Got Jail Time<\/h2>\n<p>Federal authorities charged 10 people in connection with the sports betting ring. Besides DelGiuduce, only a couple of others in the case received prison time for their roles.<\/p>\n<p>One who did was former Chicago police officer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/chicago-cop-gets-15-month-federal-sentence-for-role-in-illegal-sportsbook\/\">Nicholas Stella<\/a>, who received a 15-month sentence in July 2021. However, records from the US Bureau of Prisons show authorities released Stella from custody on Jan. 20, 2022.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>Gregory Paloian, a bookmaker connected with DelGiudice but charged separately, received a two-and-a-half-year sentence last April. However, the BOP database shows him as not being in custody. Media reports indicate Paloian was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Some of those involved received either probation, home incarceration, or both. That included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/illinois-octogenarian-pleads-guilty-to-illegal-betting-ring-involving-suburban-mayor\/\">Eugene \u201cGeno\u201d DelGiudice<\/a>, Vincent\u2019s father, who received a three-month home confinement sentence in October 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Last September, Matthew Knight received a six-month community confinement sentence, two years of probation, and a $10,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>Most of those charged in the gambling ring was initially looking at up to five years in prison.<\/p>\n<h2>Urlacher Pardoned<\/h2>\n<p>Perhaps the highest-profile defendant in the case was Casey Urlacher, brother of legendary Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher. Casey Urlacher also was the mayor of Mettawa, Ill., a small suburban village just north of Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2021, then-President Trump pardoned Urlacher in one of his last acts in the White House. Urlacher then ran for reelection last April and won.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The man who led an intricate Chicago-area illegal sports betting operation found out Wednesday that he\u2019ll serve 18 months in federal prison for his crimes. Vincent \u201cUncle Mick\u201d DelGiudice was sentenced in a Chicago federal court after pleading guilty last year to gambling and conspiracy charges. In addition to the prison time, US District Judge [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":204694,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&#039;Uncle Mick&#039; Gets 18 Months Behind Bars for Illegal Sports Betting Ring<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Vincent DelGiuduce was sentenced Wednesday in a Chicago courtroom. 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