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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Jon Seidel

Probation sentence for gambling agent wraps feds’ prosecution of massive betting ring

Vasilios Prassas was sentenced Tuesday to probation and fined $20,000 for his role in a gambling ring run by Vincent “Uncle Mick” DelGiudice. (Sun-Times file)

The prosecution of a massive international gambling ring largely wrapped up in Chicago’s federal court Tuesday when a judge gave probation and a $20,000 fine to a man described as “a long-term but small agent” for Vincent “Uncle Mick” DelGiudice. 

Vasilios Prassas, 39, pleaded guilty to a gambling conspiracy earlier this year, admitting that he recruited and managed gamblers for DelGiudice’s gambling ring so they could place wagers through DelGiudice’s website, Unclemicksports.com.

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