Poker pro sentenced for multi-million-dollar sports betting scam Zeidman misled investors with claims of insider sports info Homeland Security uncovered long-running fraudulent handicapping scheme WSOP bracelet winner Cory Zeidman has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, as first reported by PokerNews. He has also been ordered to pay $3.7 million in restitution to his victims. Cory Zeidman, seen here celebrating his 2015 Coco Poker Open win, flashes the hand that once made him notorious for slow-rolling Jennifer Harman with a straight flush at the 2005 WSOP Main Event. (Image: Seminole Coconut Creek) The veteran poker player, 62, pleaded guilty in a federal court in New York last December to defrauding customers in his sports handicapping business. From 2004 to 2020, Zeidman and his co-defendants falsely claimed to have “insider knowledge” on sports events – including “privileged” information about player injuries, “dirty referees,” and “fixed” games – when none such existed. They collected around…Read MoreCategory: Commercial Gaming, Cory Zeidman, sports betting scam, wire fraud, WSOPSource: Casino.org