any one heard this one yet

[learning to count]

Park Place appealing $8 million judgment won by high-roller
In the casino business, they say, the house always wins -- a truism
that has prompted numerous gamblers to try their skill at counting
cards or by outright stealing.

A federal jury verdict last month, however, marked a surprising
turnaround for a casino giant used to pouncing on potential cheats.

Last month, a U.S District Court jury in Las Vegas sided with high-
rolling gambler Steven Mattes in a fraud suit against Park Place
Entertainment Corp., awarding Mattes close to $8 million in damages
on all seven charges leveled against the company, including $1.5
million in punitive damages.

The suit -- a far cry from casinos' typical disputes with gamblers
over jackpots -- has attracted notice from casino insiders and
prompted an investigation by state casino regulators into claims that
the company lied to Mattes and cheated him out of millions of dollars.

Las Vegas SUN: Park Place appealing $8 million judgment won by high-
roller

I love how they match counting cards with outright cheating in this article. Any one know more about this. I didi not have time to research it in the LV SUN.

 

[zengrifter]

What I read was...

...he lost big during the opening of Paris and the mgmt, fearing variance, wanted to lock in the win so they denied him the promised credit but they did refer him to the Hilton - in lawyerese PPE's defense was marred by "latches" and "dirty hands" bolstered further by a casino host who borrowed $250k from the plaintiff (illegal) and then apparently lied about the amount under oath! YAAA BABY YAAA. zg

 

[steve]

denied him promised credit?

Hi,
I didn't see this article. What you are saying is they denied him promised credit after an initial loss? Something like, "sir, your 10 million in credit is approved, here is an initial $2 million", then the guy loses the $2 million and comes back and asks for more money against his credit and they say "oh, so sorry, we've decided not to give you more credit because you lose so much (that way we get to keep it!), but we have arranged for you to go across the street and lose another million or so to them, then they can pull the same scam". Something like that?
Steve

 

[learning to count]

Re: denied him promised credit?

A good reaon to save money until you can have a million dollar bankroll so you can go to PPE casinos and play 6/5 black CSM Blackjack. I hope he wins more at the appeal or at least sues them again for dragging him through court because of their greed. HAHAHA