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MDawg
09-26-2020, 01:54 PM
The Venetian Runs A Crooked Game, Baccarat Player Says (https://www.courthousenews.com/the-venetian-runs-a-crooked-game-baccarat-player-says/)

Back in 2007, Baccarat tournament player claims that the Venetian kicked him dishonestly out of a multi-round baccarat tournament to stack the deck in favor of �a favored guest of its marketing department.� Jarek Markowiak says that he dumped some $22K playing 6 hours of Baccarat ayt an average get of approximatey $2200. a hand to qualify for the tournament, but was moved out of the tournament anyway before its conclusion.

Here is a copy of the complaint
http://files.courthousenews.com/2007/10/22/Markowiak.pdf

The case was eventually dismissed in the district court (in Las Vegas "district" court is the equivalent of the state superior courts in states like California)
https://www.ournevadajudges.com/assets/docs/cases/pdf/18095-51033.pdf
because Markowiak had failed to exhaust administrative remedies by first pursuing the matter with the Gaming Control Board.

MDawg
09-26-2020, 02:12 PM
This sort of thing - that casinos tilt their contests to allow their biggest losers to win - has been alleged, and actually proven, before. The Venetian in fact settled a lawsuit over this exact same thing in 2002.
Venetian Settles Complaint Over Rigging of Contest (http://www.casinocitytimes.com/article/venetian-settles-complaint-over-rigging-of-contest-48456)
Rigging a 2002 contest to make sure a losing gambler won a Mercedes-Benz and violating other state rules will cost The Venetian $1 million, as the Strip megaresort agreed to a settlement this morning with state regulators, settling a 12-count Gaming Control Board complaint.