One of the three men accused of trying to cheat the Snoqualmie Casino during its first week in operation has skipped out on his court date.

Charged with first-degree cheating, Jorge A. Acosta, 29, of Miami, Fla., was due to appear at a Nov. 26 arraignment in King County Superior Court with two other men, Marco A. Peynado Aristy, 26, of the Dominican Republic, and Jose A. Peralta-Yapor, 28, of New York City. Acosta did not make his scheduled appearance. In early November, he had bonded part of his $50,000 bail, and had been released from custody.

A warrant has been issued to bring Peralta back to court. If he is arrested, he will be returned for arraignment.

As of press time, Aristy and Peralta-Yapor were scheduled to appear at a Monday, Dec. 22 case setting hearing in Superior Court. The purpose of the hearing was to set a trial date.

Both men pled innocent to the cheating charge.

Peralta-Yapor is being held in King County Jail. Aristy was released from custody.

According to court documents, none of the men have ties to the Valley.

Documents state that the trio attempted to defraud the casino just four days after it opened.

On Monday, Nov. 10, King County Sheriff’s Deputies arrived at the casino and contacted its surveillance director, who reported that he caught the men cheating at the roulette table. One member of the group bought blank chips for $1 at the roulette table, slowly slipped the chips into his pocket, and left the table. He then swapped to another man, who had bought similar but higher value chips.

The men’s activities would have caused a $1,700 loss to the casino.

All three were banned from entering the casino again.