The Wynn sues Barkley, claims $400,000 gambling debts unpaid

• RedBaron

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  4 $100k markers in 2 days?  Charles, you are my role model.

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• fastbreakblog

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  With rumors about him i thought the $$ would be higher.

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• ygbfkm

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  He should be able to make that $400K back in a round of golf with MJ.

  ....or maybe not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s50K65PNeBU

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• AEM

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  Maybe he can get Wade to fork over the money if he let's him be in his fave5

  AEM

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Not a Wynn-Wynn situation for Sir Charles
Published 5/15/2008 by Neil Best at Watchdog
Charles Barkley and a Vegas casino appear to be having a conflict over some money the TNT analyst allegedly owes. I don't have time to think of something clever to write about this news.

Charles Barkley Owes Vegas Casino $400,000
Published 5/15/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... 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 against Dick Bavetta. ...

Vegas agrees: Charles Barkley is a dumbass
Published 5/15/2008 by John Ryan at Morning Buzz
... on Charles Barkley last week that made him look into the camera and say, “I’m a dumbass.” Now there’s confirmation of his self-critique. The Wynn casino in Las Vegas is suing Barkley for $400,000 in gambling markers he hasn’t repaid. Further, according to the Associated Press, Barkley will face felony bad-check charges if he doesn’t repay the debt. I’m sure the timing of this lawsuit is meant to embarrass Barkley at his most high-profile moment. I’m also quite certain that Barkley feels embarrassment at roughly the same rate as Donald Trump.  So, score one for the Chuckster ...

Barkley's Gambling Dumb-Assery May Have Finally Caught Up To Him [Bad Habits]
Published 5/15/2008 by DAULERIO at Deadspin
... Charles Barkley's love of gambling has reached a breaking point for one Las Vegas casino, which is now suing him for $400,000 in unpaid debts. ...

Sir Charles could face felony charge.
Published 5/15/2008 by Paulsen (noreply@blogger.com) at Sports Media Watch
TNT NBA analyst Charles Barkley's gambling habits have gotten him in trouble. The Wynn Las Vegas casino is suing Barkley, after the former NBA star did not " pay back $400,000 in gambling markers the casino alleges it extended him last year ." Barkley " ...

Barkley's Gambling Debt
Published 5/15/2008 at Hoffman's Blog
... Wynn Las Vegas filed a lawsuit in District Court on Wednesday to force former National Basketball Association star Charles Barkley to pay back $400,000 in gambling markers the casino alleges it extended him last year. ...

CHARLES BARKLEY OWES CASINO $400K
Published 5/15/2008 at With Leather
... Wynn Las Vegas has filed a lawsuit against NBA Hall of Famer and notorious gambling addict Charles Barkley, who allegedly has not repaid four $100,000 markers the casino lent him last October. ...

The 10-man rotation, starring a self-described gambling addict
Published 5/15/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. C: Las Vegas Sun. A Las Vegas casino is suing Charles Barkley for $400,000 in unpaid debts. Shocking! PF: P&T. Knicks' president Donnie Walsh has sent Isiah Thomas to France and Italy. Smart move. SF: Tuffy's Refrigerator Logic. Did you hear about that wild animal that ...

Barkley’s Gambling Debt
Published 5/15/2008 by Hoffman at ballerblogger.com
... Wynn Las Vegas filed a lawsuit in District Court on Wednesday to force former National Basketball Association star Charles Barkley to pay back $400,000 in gambling markers the casino alleges it extended him last year. ...

The Wynn to Sir Charles: Pay Up Now
Published 5/15/2008 by Michael Medallion at Friends of the Program
... The Wynn Las Vegas doesn’t operate a charity, even for sports celebrities. So, it should have come as no surprise to Charles Barkley that he was sued by The Wynn on Wednesday for $400,000 for unpaid gambling markers the casino extended to his Roundness last year. TMZ has a ...

Vegas Wants Barkley To Chuck Back Up $400,000
Published 5/15/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... 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 convinced the Clark County district attorney’s office to open a criminal ...

The Chuck Wagon May Lose Thumbs
Published 5/15/2008 by redsarmy at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
... Chuck and I are both avid purveyors in… ahem… ‘games of chance’.  So I feel like I must specify that this post is about Charles Barkley… not our own resident degenerate gambler Chuck McKenney.  The rich Chuck may not be as rich as we thought. ...

Toss the Burner: May 15, 2007
Published 5/15/2008 by Mike (noreply@blogger.com) at Steady Burn
... in the truck, no? (via deadspin) Tonya Harding Sells Bizarre Tale of Rape, Kidnapping...: I missed this cracker jack's interview about her book on The Today Show this morning because it's the DMV, they say you gotta be there early! guh! Syrian Blogger Sentenced to Three Years in Jail: bloggers being wrongfully imprisoned, I need this like I need rabies from a subway rat (via The Big Lead) Sir Charles is being sued for $400,000 in gambling debts: Well, I guess my day could be ...

The Wynn coming after Charles Barkley $400,000 debt
Published 5/15/2008 by houroc at SportFiends
... in Las Vegas has filed a lawsuit against Charles Barkley to force him to pay back the $400,000 they are saying that he owes them. ...

AFTERNOON DELIGHT
Published 5/16/2008 by World of Isaac (noreply@blogger.com) at The World of Isaac
... know, sometimes in life you just have to admit when you've F'd up. And for me, that day is today. Leaving out Misty May-Treanor on the best butts of beach volleyball ranks up there with one of the biggest mistakes of my adult life. Well, that and eating that ice cream last night when I'm lactose intolerant. So for all her fans out there, I truly apologize. I apologize from the bottom of my taint. Barkley runs up huge tab {Las Vegas Sun} Jessica Alba is pissed, still hot {on205th} Golfer gets hole in one on a par 4 and ...