Posted on 08/23/2012 8:17:52 AM PDT by JoeProBono
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Aug. 22 (UPI) -- A New Jersey casino is seeking the return of $1.5 million from 14 gamblers after officials discovered their mini-Baccarat table's deck of cards was unshuffled.
The Golden Nugget casino in Atlantic City is suing the 14 gamblers, who together totaled 41 winning bets in a row when the cards at the table began coming out in sequence, the New York Post reported Wednesday.
A casino spokeswoman said the gamblers were initially suspected of cheating, but officials soon discovered the cards -- which had been ordered as pre-shuffled from the Missouri manufacturer -- "were not shuffled at all."
"The gamblers unlawfully took advantage of the Golden Nugget when they caught on to the pattern and increased their bets from as little as $10 to $5,000," the casino said in a statement.
The lawsuit, which also names card manufacturer Gemaco Inc., seeks the return of $550,000 cash and $1 million in chips still held by the players after officials ceased honoring the chips from the table.
Benjamin Dash, a lawyer for three of the players who have countersued to have their chips honored, said the Golden Nugget's suit is "sending the message from the casino that 'when we win, we win, and when we lose, we win."
The gamblers “unlawfully took advantage of Golden Nugget”?????? BBWWWWAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
A New Jersey casino is seeking the return of $1.5 million from 14 gamblers after officials discovered their mini-Baccarat table's deck of cards was unshuffled. The Golden Nugget casino in Atlantic City is suing the 14 gamblers, who together totaled 41 winning bets in a row when the cards at the table began coming out in sequence, the New York Post reported Wednesday. A casino spokeswoman said the gamblers were initially suspected of cheating, but officials soon discovered the cards -- which had been ordered as pre-shuffled from the Missouri manufacturer -- "were not shuffled at all."
"You didn't cheat in Vegas so me am suing you!" - Bizarro Baccarat Dealer.
The money you bring to Vegas stays in Vegas.
Legally, I don’t know if they have a case. But in the court of public opinion, this is a disaster of public relations if they go ahead with this and sue the winners.
Legally, I don’t know if they have a case. But in the court of public opinion, this is a disaster of public relations if they go ahead with this and sue the winners.
Seems to me that the casino needs to take it up with the card manufacturer.
There is nothing UNLAWFUL about it. Ken Uston helped to establish that many years ago.
Where I come from we would call this a crock of crap. Too bad casinos. You lose. Not our fault you screwed up.
The suit seem wacky. None of the players was the dealer of these hands. So none of the players had an opportunity to alter the randomness of the card order. Since the dealer placed the cards into play, I don’t know how the players can be faulted for noticing the pattern while the dealer failed to.
The card manufacturer and the casino’s employees hold the fault here. How long did it take the dealer and security to figure it out?
“Stella Avenue”. Della Street is named for Dell Street in my home city of Malden, MA where Earl Stanley Gardner lived.
How could the dealer not have noticed? Where was the pit boss? Where was the shift supervisor? It is their jobs to notice this stuff.
How could the dealer not have noticed? Where was the pit boss? Where was the shift supervisor? It is their jobs to notice this stuff.
In the world of logic, there is no legal case here. Something in the back of my memory recalls state laws have specific language for dealing with situations like this. If my recollection is correct, the casino may win.
You know, crap like this just gives those unwashed, syphilis rattled communist brains in OWS more ammo.
Why people continue to go to a business that openly admits they rig all the games in their favor is beyond me.
So here we have a card company that screwed up, a casino dealer dead from the neck up, casino security who seem no better than Keystone cops and who do the greedy bastards go after... the customer of course.
Casinos deserve to suffer an economic depression to teach them a lesson in customer service. Man up, you pathetic wimps in suits. Show some class, admit your mistake and use it as a lesson. If it were not for mob protection and corrupt politicians, consumer advocates would have shut down casinos years ago.
I have zero problems with gambling as it is your money do with it what you will but here we have an industry that openly admits they rig games and get away with it.
Hell even at the local county fair, there are inspectors to make sure the games are legit.
If the cards had worked to the Casino’s favor; could the customers sue the Casino for their money back?
Too bad, so sad they won.
“.....in the court of public opinion, this is a disaster of public relations....”
Exactly. It seems to me the $1.5 million the casino “lost”
is a drop in the bucket when compared to all the bad publicity the hotel and casino will generate from their lawsuit (or lawsuits).
How do we know the casino didn’t order the cards pre-shuffled in THEIR favor? Seems that that scenario would be more grounds to sue the manufacturer.
Are those few decks the first ones used by the casino that were ordered “pre-shuffled”?
Shouldn’t someone have checked some random decks to insure the cards were, in fact, pre-shuffled?
Sounds more like the casino is yelling “sour grapes” for losing than owning up to their own lack of foresight and responsibility.
If I ever go to Vegas, I’ll be sure to avoid the Golden Nugget.
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