UPDATE: District Judge Joe Hardy on Wednesday (Sept. 30) ordered a second warrant issued for the arrest of David Oancea—better known to his 9.1 million Instagram followers as “Vegas Dave”—after the sports betting influencer once again failed to appear for court proceedings in a civil case in which he owes tens of millions of dollars to debtors. Bail was set at $1 million. Hardy issued the first warrant on Aug. 13, after which Oancea posted videos of himself on social media enjoying a luxurious trip to Thailand.

EARLIER: A Las Vegas judge issued a no-bail bench warrant on Thursday (Aug. 13) for David Oancea after the Las Vegas sports betting influencer failed to appear for a scheduled surrender hearing.

District Judge Joe Hardy had ordered Oancea, better known as “Vegas Dave,” to be taken into custody as part of contempt sanctions stemming from a civil case brought by Cabo Platinum, a luxury vacation‑rental company in Mexico.

According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal , Oancea’s attorneys appeared in court on Thursday before District Judge Anna Hardy, but the handicapper was absent.

Attorney Alex LeVeque told the court that Oancea had been informed of the contempt order but declined to comment on his client’s whereabouts or whether he was even aware of them.

The missed hearing marks the latest flashpoint in a dispute that began years ago. Oancea, who built an online following of over 9.3 million Instagram users and featured in Showtime’s 2019 sports-betting docuseries Action , was sued by vacation rental agency Cabo Platinum. The company accused him of sabotaging bookings for several luxury properties by blocking guest access and interfering with confirmed reservations.

In July 2025, District Judge Timothy Williams ordered Oancea to pay a $30.2 million judgment and prohibited him from further disrupting rentals. However, according to court filings cited by the Review-Journal , Oancea continued to violate those directives and failed to pay the judgment.

In September 2025, Oancea was ordered to surrender a high-value collection of assets, including three Mexican properties, $375,000 in cryptocurrency, a Richard Mille watch, and several Hermès Birkin bags. Given two weeks to comply, Oancea failed to turn over the property, instead claiming the assets were no longer in his possession.