any legal eagles out there {{{UPDATE===UPDATE}}}}

Someone stated that not everybody is a crook. That's true, but it only takes one to take your money and disappear.
There is no way in hell I would hand somebody cash for a promise. Kind of like a dollar today for a cheeseburger tomorrow.
Tell him to call you when he get's it straightened out. Remember, you are in Vegas. Maybe Vinny is gonna break his legs if he doesn't pay up capeche!
( no offense to any Vinnys )