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Entertainment & Sports

May 12, 2010

Media Mogul+Gambling Debts = Crime?

A Las Vegas prosecutor has filed criminal charges and an arrest warrant against Los Angeles film financier David Bergstein over more than $2 million in unpaid gambling debts.

By Jean-Luc Renault

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Creditors' efforts to force his companies into bankruptcy may now be the least of film financier David Bergstein's worries: A Las Vegas prosecutor has filed criminal charges and an arrest warrant against Bergstein over more than $2 million in unpaid gambling debts.

According to the Clark County District Attorney, Bergstein didn't know when to hold 'em ...

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