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Originally Posted by horses4courses
If Ivey could prove that the casino cheated him out of that money,
the house would have no option but to return his stake money.
Gamblers seldom see two sides to this story.
A sloppy dealer exposing a hole card is a different situation.
However, with regard to the gambler's motivation to enter the casino in the
first place, there may be parallels. A person who seeks out weak dealers
to supplement his/her income, and only plays when they can gain that edge,
shouldn't expect to be allowed to remain on a casino blackjack table very long.
Likewise, only entering a high stakes gambling establishment when you have
inside knowledge of a flaw in the manufacture of the playing cards, doesn't give
you the right to turn that casino into your personal ATM machine.
Case closed.
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Back to Ivey,
Ivey won and the cage wouldn't pay him. The casino had every opportunity to turn down Ivey's request. They took a free roll instead. Keep the money if they win, and don't pay up if they take a beating.
This was a U.K. casino so the same laws here don't necessarily apply.
Am I shocked an American and Chinese woman lost their lawsuit against the UK casino? Not at all.
