The casino’s stance in the denied suit was that since the cards had not been properly shuffled, ‘fair odds’, had not been in place. The casino instead was leaning on an argument that under New Jersey gaming law, casino games must provide ‘fair odds’ and be fairly competed in by both the players and the casino. However, the owner of the Atlantic City casino, Texas Billionaire Tilman Feritta, said that he would pay the players.įeritta issued a statement saying that although the casino ‘could’ appeal the decision and tie the litigation up for ‘a number of years’, that the casino business was a customer-based business, would pay the players whom he said had taken advantage of the house and ‘realized a gambler’s dream.’ He went further to say that it was improper for the casino to try and recoup its losses through litigation against the players, and rather vowed to pursue already pending litigation against the card manufacturer.Ĭasino officials have already said that they were unable to come up with any evidence that the players had intentionally cheated or were in collusion with each other. The judge’s decision drew expected criticism from casino officials who stated that they were going to file an appeal Tuesday. You might remember, and we previously covered, that the players were playing at a table which allegedly was using cards that had not been properly shuffled. Friday, a New Jersey judge decided that the Golden Nugget Atlantic City, NJ casino had to let the players who profited nearly $1 million from a baccarat game cash in their chips.
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