LAS VEGAS -- William Cushing, imprisoned in the 1980s for gambling-related cheating violations and facing trial in November on new slot-cheating charges, was recommended Thursday for Nevada's "black book" of unsavory types barred from casinos.

The state Gaming Control Board's recommendation goes to its parent Nevada Gaming Commission, which will have final say. No date has been set for a commission hearing on Cushing's proposed inclusion in the book, formally known as the state's List of Excluded Persons.

Cushing was nominated following his indictment last year for attempting to cheat slot machines at two Las Vegas-area casinos. According to the indictment, Cushing inserted a device into a slot machine's bill validator to make it register a wager of $100 when just $1 had been inserted into the machine. The credits were then cashed out.