As noted earlier, the Clark County District Attorney’s Office has a dedicated Bad Check Unit that helps businesses (e.g. casinos) collect on bad checks and casino marker debts. From a legal perspective, there is little difference between a bad check and a casino marker. The principal underlying each crime is the same – a person issues a financial instrument or takes a loan when there are insufficient funds to cover the transaction.
If you’re contacted by the DA’s Office regarding a bad check or a casino marker, you have only 10-days to respond. Otherwise, a warrant may issue for your arrest. Given these consequences, it’s very important to immediately contact the right lawyer, a lawyer with skill and experience handling these types of cases.