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early nineties, but fears of corruption had kept table games out of the gambling halls. During the first part of 2003, casinos had begun making the switch having to train crews of supervisors and dealers. They were still working out the wrinkles as former slot techs and bar tenders were now dealing the cards. Potter thought combining his technical help with the game operators’ lack of experience would multiply the take from the Excalibur exponentially. Besides how else was he going to launder all of that money? But before this new set of gambling adventures got under way, Potter and his crew would enjoy a week of luxury at the Scottsdale Bluffs Spa and Tennis Resort. They would practice their games, test the equipment and run nightly recon missions to the casinos they would later target. They’ d look for soft dealers, inattentive floor supervisors, or anyone else who could make their cheating all the more easy. Legislators had feared table games were too susceptible to corruption when gaming returned to Arizona reservations in the 1990’s. It was awfully ironic that lawmakers would be so concerned about corruption considering that prior to the gaming boom, a boatload of Arizona lawmakers were nabbed in a million dollar sting operation. Only eight ended up being indicted, mainly because the Arizona Republic blew the lid off of the whole thing while the county Attorney General office’s ex-gangster operative was still gathering dirt. The reformed agent posed as a Nevada gaming lobbyist and set up a series of bribes for the pro-gambling votes in any future debates about bringing casinos to Arizona.