Posted on 05/16/2013 6:58:55 AM PDT by Dave346
LONDON – A major casino operator is accusing Phil Ivey, an American who is one of the world's top professional poker players, of amassing millions of dollars in winnings by cheating at baccarat.
Court papers filed in Britain's High Court by the Malaysia-based Genting Group say that Ivey and an accomplice successfully used a scam to rack up winnings of roughly 7.8 million pounds ($11.9 million) last summer.
The case has rocked the world of professional poker by pitting one of its most charismatic young stars against a major resort and casino operator. The game in question took place on Aug. 20-21 at Crockfords, one of London's oldest and most respected casinos.
The long-simmering dispute was first made public last month when Ivey filed a claim against the Genting Group in London's High Court. His lawyers said the casino refused to pay Ivey the money he had won playing baccarat at Crockfords, which is part of the Genting Group.
The casino responded in court Tuesday by accusing Ivey of cheating, saying his winnings were invalid because they were "based upon illegal acts."
On Wednesday, Ivey issued a statement through his lawyers denying any misconduct.
"The fact that I have issued a lawsuit in the face of what they are alleging says everything about how comfortable I am with my conduct and the validity of my win," he said. "Any allegations of wrongdoing by Crockfords are denied by me in the very strongest of terms."
Ivey, a 37-year-old American, has been phenomenally successful, winning numerous World Series of Poker Championship bracelets. He has attracted a large fan base and been active with several charities since winning millions of dollars at poker.
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Well if they found cards with an asymmetrical design that is the fault of the casino and they should know better. If you look at any "normal" deck of cards, you can't tell which is top or bottom.
The casino should be forced to pay for their own stupidity!
Casinos have gone soft. Where’s the baseball bats, meat cleavers, and cement shoes?
Correct analysis, IMHO.
Yup. In fact, they don’t even need to prove that you cheated in order to deny you winnings. To the casino, just the fact that you won “too much” is evidence that you cheated, since the games are rigged to prevent that from happening.
Like card counting. I've never understood why a customer just using his brain to figure out possible card outcomes can be called cheating. But the casinos throw out customers they suspect of card counting. Just a nasty trick by the casinos to make sure customers don't have any advantage..mechanical or otherwise.
Americans cheating? No way! Ask our banksters. We are the best of the best politically correct humanists idiots on earth! All that matters is that we win...your money.
Fair enough. My bad.
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