Oakland Raiders New NFL Stadium Update - Las Vegas Sands Gamblers, Shills, And Money-Laundering - Video Oakland Raiders New NFL Stadium Update: On Las Vegas Sands Gamblers, Shills, And Money-Laundering Las Vegas Sands, the casino partner in the Oakland Raiders effort to receive approvals to build a stadium in Las Vegas, is the focus of a blockbuster Reuters article released today, Friday, September 30th. The article, called “Shill Game” and written by By Joel Schectman and Koh Gui Qing, not only details exactly how Las Vegas Sands' hotels The Venetian and The Palazzo provide an environment for high-rolling Chinese gamblers to pass money without a paper trail, but also describes the work of “shills”. “Shills” are women who, with the cooperation of Las Vegas Sands employees, are allowed to take out millions of dollars in casino credit in their names and then give the chips to the real gamblers they work for. This allows the real bettors to gamble at the hotels without detection.