Vertucci out

As reported by VegasSlotsOnline News this week, Hustler Casino Live Co-Owner and Showrunner Nick Vertucci is in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. The poker player and Founder of Down Swing Poker has been accused of sexual harassment.

On X this Wednesday, Hustler Casino Live announced that Vertucci would “no longer be involved with High Stakes Poker Productions,” the company behind Hustler Casino Live:

Earlier this week, Hustler Casino regular Julia ‘Queen of Palmdale’ took to X with a string of accusations against Vertucci. She claimed that he used his control over the livestream poker show “to harass women and keep witnesses from speaking up.”

Now, poker pro Veronica Brill has made matters even worse for Vertucci in a video interview with Craig Tapscott from Poker Org. Vertucci, who co-hosts the Nick Vertucci Show podcast with the man himself, described him as a “liar” and “manipulator, even sharing some text screenshots of her own.

Brill speaks out

Brill told Tapscott that her new understanding of the situation with Vertucci convinced her to go public with her own revelations, particularly given her close association with him. Among her statements in the interview, she explained that she felt Vertucci was a “creepy dude” when they first met, and she demanded he change his behavior for them to work together.

Brill repeatedly claimed he was trying to “manipulate” the situation in his favor

She also expressed embarrassment for believing Vertucci’s lies in regard to his treatment of women. To illustrate this point, she shared screenshots of texts between her and Vertucci this week. They show Brill confronting her podcast co-host regarding the allegations. Vertucci attempted to downplay the situation by describing himself as “a flirt,” while Brill repeatedly claimed he was trying to “manipulate” the situation in his favor.

“How do you want me to say that you’re a victim every single time something happens when it’s so many women and you even did it to me when I first met you,” Brill’s message read.

It starts with Julia

On Tuesday, Julia From Palmdale shared text messages between her and Vertucci from September in which he appeared to make unwanted advances towards her. She urged the poker world to share their similar stories about Vertucci:

Julia later revealed that a dealer on Hustler Casino Live called Lauren had been let go after making “FAR WORSE” harassment claims against Vertucci. She claims the casino sided with Vertucci in that case, meaning that Lauren had to go.

Other pros have come out in support of Julia and Brill’s messages. Nik Airball shared a post to X in which he said he was “appalled by the behavior” of Vertucci and his “gross misconduct” towards Julia, Lauren and other women. Doug Polk, meanwhile, urged Hustler Casino to remove him from the show.