An ex-casino dealer and his brother-in-law pleaded not guilty to swindling Bellagio casino in Las Vegas out of more than $1m with phantom craps bets over a two-year span.

Clark County District Court Judge Valerie Adair on Tuesday set a $160,000 bail for former Bellagio employee and alleged ringleader of the scheme Mark Branco. Branco’s brother-in-law Jeffrey Martin was given $125,000 bail and was allowed to come up with the money while out of jail. The judge gave each two weeks to raise the money and were due back in court on Oct 20th.

Adair also withdrew an arrest warrant issued last week for co-defendant Anthony Granito after his lawyer, Dennis Myron Leavitt, said Granito, was undergoing open heart surgery on Tuesday in Las Vegas. Granito’s court date was reset to Nov. 3.

Former craps dealer and co-defendant James Cooper Jr. is now cooperating with authorities and is scheduled to plead guilty on Thursday to one felony theft charge in a plea deal that calls for him to testify against the others said prosecutor Jay  Ramen and defense attorney Amy Chelini. 55 other charges against Cooper will be dropped and could face 1-5 years in state prison.