Washington: Man accused of using ‘vibrating device’ to cheat at Northern Quest Casino

Thursday, April 23, 2026 2:53 PM
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  • Garrett Cabeza, The Spokesman-Review

A 33-year-old man is accused of cheating. Not by a partner, but by police who say he used a “vibrating device” to manipulate a coin pusher slot machine at Northern Quest Resort & Casino.

Jeremiah K. Villegas faces one count of second-degree cheating and one count of second-degree burglary, the latter charge relating to Villegas being inside the Airway Heights casino last summer when he already had received a 99-year trespass from the business, court records show.

The charge of cheating in Washington is focused on cheating in gambling activities. The maximum punishment for first-degree cheating is five years in prison.