FanIQ.com - 5/15/2008
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Charles Barkley has a gambling problem. This we know. He also has a problem with paying off his gambling debts.
The Las Vegas Sun is reporting today that the Wynn Casino filed a lawsuit this morning to order Sir Charles to pay back the $400,000 the casino offered him last year . We can assume he wasted those gambling markers faster than it took him to race up and down the court ...
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A quick look around the interweb while buying that Carlos Quentin jersey Kyle Farnsworth doesn't just kick lifeless pedestrians in the crotch. He also bakes the best peanut butter cookies! [ Deadspin ] In what is quite possibly the most shocking news I've ever heard, Charles Barkley owes a casino money. [ FanIQ ] Jay Mariotti is sulking again. [ Jay the Joke ] This is why I never liked my mom coming to my Little League games. [ With Leather ] More support for Cedric. [ The Postmen ]
Vegas Wants Barkley To Chuck Back Up $400,000
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What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas - unless you’re Charles Barkley, and a casino wants its $400,000 back. Charles Barkley poker massage FAN IQ deals up news from the LAS VEGAS SUN that the Round Mound of Rebound is being sued by Wynn Las Vegas over the hefty line of credit they extended him. The problem? He never paid it back: In its four-page lawsuit, the resort said it had extended four $100,000 markers to Barkley, two each on Oct. 18 and Oct. 19, that have not been paid back. In addition to the $400K, the casino is also asking for money to cover attorney fees, court costs and interest on the owed amount. Not only that, the Wynn has also ...
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thewarmstove.blogspot.com 5/15/2008 — Sir Charles Barkley, NBA Hall of Famer, TNT analyst, and notorious Las Vegas patron may need to call up buddy Dwayne Wade to shoot a few more T-Mobile commercials this summer. Barkley could face charges stemming from a refusal to repay the Wynn Resort a $400,000 debt he stemming from last October.
Barkley will repay $400K in Vegas debt —
FOXSports.com News for NBA 5/15/2008
A prosecutor says retired NBA star Charles Barkley will face felony charges if he fails to repay a $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino.
Clark County District Attorney David Roger says Barkley will get a chance to make restitution to ...
