July 16, 2020
The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa has settled its $10 million suit against two professional gamblers it accused of cheating at minibaccarat, according to a motion the duo filed Thursday in New Jersey federal court seeking to toss the judgment they'd started to appeal.
September 04, 2018
A New Jersey casino has dropped its claim against Gemaco Inc., the playing card maker ensnared in its $10 million lawsuit accusing two professional gamblers of cheating at baccarat by exploiting a card pattern irregularity, according to a federal court filing.
August 31, 2018
The two professional gamblers accused of exploiting a card pattern irregularity to reap big winnings in a New Jersey casino will ask the Third Circuit to upend the $10.1 million judgment they're facing, according to a federal court filing made public Friday.
August 28, 2018
A New Jersey federal judge finalized a $10.1 million judgment against two professional gamblers Tuesday in an Atlantic City casino's suit accusing them of gaming the system using a so-called edge-sorting scheme, shooting down their request to hold off on enforcing the judgment while they lodge an appeal.
July 23, 2018
Two professional gamblers asked a New Jersey federal court Friday to hold off on enforcing a $10.1 million judgment against them while they appeal a decision that they flouted contract law by employing a so-called edge-sorting scheme at an Atlantic City casino, saying they're likely to prevail before the Third Circuit.
April 02, 2018
An Atlantic City casino may settle its remaining claim against the manufacturer of allegedly defective playing cards that allowed two career gamblers to reap $9.6 million through a so-called edge-sorting scheme, according to a letter filed Friday in New Jersey federal court.
March 26, 2018
A New Jersey federal court denied Monday an Atlantic City casino's bid for a quick win against a manufacturer of allegedly defective playing cards as the casino seeks from the cardmaker $9.63 million in damages, the amount it paid in winnings to two poker pros who used card asymmetries in an "edge-sorting" scheme.
October 11, 2017
Playing-card vendor Gemaco Inc. insisted Tuesday that the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa can't show that its cards were defective, so a New Jersey federal judge doesn't need to take the case to trial to determine if the casino can recover the $10.13 million in winnings it paid out to a Poker Hall of Famer.
July 20, 2017
An Atlantic City hotel casino asked a New Jersey federal court on Wednesday for an award of $10.13 million from the manufacturer of defective playing cards at the heart of a broader lawsuit against two professional gamblers who exploited a card abnormality while playing Mini Baccarat.
December 15, 2016
A New Jersey federal judge awarded a $15 million judgment to a casino Thursday after finding it relied on relevant case law in assessing the damages amount stemming from a scam by two professional gamblers who exploited a card abnormality while playing Mini Baccarat.