A flashy sports betting influencer \u2014 known for his Birkin bag collections and mansions \u2014 was slapped with an arrest warrant from a Las Vegas judge Thursday after he no-showed a civil court proceeding, according to court records.<\/p>\n
District Judge Joe Hardy ordered David Oancea, known as \u201cVegas Dave,\u201d to be arrested on a no-bail bench warrant for noncompliance with a contempt order.<\/p>\n
Vegas Dave attends a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Toronto Raptors at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday, November 10, 2019. (Getty Images North America) Getty Images<\/p>\n
Vegas Dave and Fat Joe. Instagram\/Vegas Dave<\/p>\n
The big baller influencer with more than 9 million Instagram followers had a contempt order issued against him in July, stemming from a civil case brought by Mexican vacation rental company Cabo Platinum. <\/p>\n
His attorneys appeared in court on Thursday without him but had no answer for his whereabouts. One of his lawyers, Alex LeVeque, said Oancea was aware of the contempt order. LeVeque added that he was not sure when Oancea would be available for a court proceeding regarding his troubles with Cabo Platinum.<\/p>\n
Vegas Dave shared in a post on Instagram. Instagram\/itsvegasdave<\/p>\n
Instagram\/itsvegasdave<\/p>\n
The company sued him in 2024, alleging he disrupted bookings for several luxury properties by blocking guest access and interfering with confirmed reservations. District Judge Timothy Williams ruled in favor of Cabo Platinum in July of last year, ordering him to pay a huge $30.2 million judgment and banning him from disrupting any future rentals.<\/p>\n
The Cabo Platinum logo. Cabo Platinum<\/p>\n
He failed to pay the judgment, according to court records, and a judge targeted specific assets owned by the influencer. Oancea was ordered to surrender three Mexican properties, $375,000 in cryptocurrency, a Richard Mille watch, and several Herm\u00e8s Birkin bags.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Oancea ignored the order and failed to comply within two weeks, leading to a six-day evidentiary hearing. He claimed he no longer owned the luxury goods or the properties.<\/p>\n
Instagram\/itsvegasdave<\/p>\n
Instagram\/itsvegasdave<\/p>\n
After the hearing, District Judge Tara Newberry declared his testimony to be untrue, \u201cinconsistent,\u201d and \u201cevasive.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cThis court finds that Mr. Oancea was not a credible witness,\u201d she wrote in her order.<\/p>\n
She then presented \u201cVegas Dave\u201d with two options: either turn over the assets and properties, or be jailed until he did so. Newberry then additionally awarded Cabo Platinum nearly $294,000 in attorneys\u2019 fees and $17,000 in costs and said Oancea\u2019s inability to comply was \u201cself-created, strategic, and the result of voluntary acts to avoid compliance.\u201d<\/p>\n
Villa Vegas Dave 3 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Vegas Dave<\/p>\n
An attorney with Cabo Platinum said Oancea had not taken either option presented to him. Oancea attorney LeVeque said he was not in possession of any of the required assets.<\/p>\n
\u201cVegas Dave\u201d had been scheduled to surrender himself on Aug. 6, but a judge delayed the date to accommodate an emergency stay petition to the Nevada Supreme Court from Oancea\u2019s legal team.<\/p>\n
A notice of appeal was filed in the case on Friday, according to the latest court filing.<\/p>\n
\u201cVegas Dave\u201d found fame in 2020<\/a> with his braggadocious sports gambling videos touting his expertise and insider information on lesser-known \u201csports\u201d like curling, checkers, Russian badminton, UNO and hula hoop contests.<\/p>\n \u201cLet\u2019s f\u2013king go. Forget about\u00a0March Madness, forget about\u00a0the NBA, forget about\u00a0baseball being delayed\u00a0for a couple of weeks. I\u2019ve got the curling whale play of the day,\u201d\u00a0Oancea said. \u201cI\u2019ve been studying curling all f\u2013king day. Also the $99 badminton package, $99 cricket package.\u201d Instagram\/itsvegasdave<\/p>\n After the hearing, District Judge Tara Newberry declared his testimony to be untrue, \u201cinconsistent,\u201d and \u201cevasive.\u201d Instagram\/itsvegasdave<\/p>\n \u201cLet\u2019s f\u2013king go. Forget about\u00a0March Madness<\/a>, forget about\u00a0the NBA<\/a>, forget about\u00a0baseball being delayed<\/a>\u00a0for a couple of weeks. I\u2019ve got the curling whale play of the day,\u201d\u00a0Oancea said<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ve been studying curling all f\u2013king day. Also the $99 badminton package, $99 cricket package.\u201d<\/p>\n The California Post reached out to \u201cVegas Dave\u201d for comment.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t