Black Book member arrested after playing craps on Strip

A member of Nevada's Black Book was arrested Wednesday by state gaming agents after he was spotted playing craps at Caesars Palace.

Brent Eli Morris, who was placed on the List of Excluded Persons by the Nevada Gaming Commission in February 1994, is facing several charges, including unlawfully entering a casino.

Caesars Palace surveillance personnel alerted the Gaming Control Board's enforcement division that a person who looked like Morris was seen playing craps inside the casino.

Morris had reportedly previously been seen playing craps on Sept. 17 at the Excalibur.

When Morris was detained by gaming agents, he had numerous $500 Orleans gaming chips. Gaming agents said Morris had been gambling at the Orleans on Tuesday.

Morris, who is also on New Jersey's list of excluded persons, has a history of assault and battery, theft, fraud, and cheating arrests and convictions dating back to 1975.

He served several years in the Southern Nevada Correctional Center at Indian Springs for cheating in a Lake Tahoe casino in 1989.

Contact reporter Howard Stutz at hstutz@reviewjournal.com or 702-477-3871.