Vegas prosecutor says Barkley owes casino $400K

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Charles Barkley could face felony charges for unpaid gambling debt
Published 5/15/2008 by Dave Dial at Detroit Pistons Full-Court Press - MLive.com
Charles Barkley may want to pay off his gambling debts before he files to run for Alabama Governor. May 15, ESPN: Retired NBA star Charles Barkley will face criminal charges if he doesn't repay a $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas casino, a prosecutor said Thursday. "We're in the process of sending Mr. Barkley notice that we're considering filing a criminal complaint," Clark County District Attorney David Roger said. "He'll have an opportunity like anybody else to make restitution to the hotel.".. Barkley estimated during a May 2006 interview with ESPN that he'd gambled ...

Sir Charles is a big fat bet welcher
Published 5/15/2008 by Basketbawful (noreply@blogger.com) at Basketbawful
... Update! Chuck has responded. "My mistake. I'm not broke, and I'm going to take care of it. I've been gambling 20 years. I've never had this happen before. It's my fault I let the time lapse. I screwed up. All they had to do is call and say, 'Hey, you owe us this money.'" ...

You May Have A Gambling Problem When You’ve Got Millions Of Dollars And Haven’t Paid Off Your Debts
Published 5/16/2008 by Dave at Sports Blog - football, basketball, and baseball
I went to Tunica, Mississippi, where there’s casinos, and I blew about $500. I was pissed. I was more than pissed — to me, $500 bucks is a lot of money. Charles Barkley, on the other hand, goes to Vegas and drops money by the boat-loads, and then doesn’t pay his debts. The former NBA star and Hall of Famer apparently owes Vegas $400k, and if he doesn’t pay it, felony charges will be pressed. “My mistake,” Barkley said in an interview at a pro-am golf tournament in Hoover, Ala. “I’m ...

Charles Barkley Sued For Un-Paid Gambling Debt
Published 5/16/2008 by Nick Kappel at The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network
... According to the Las Vegas Sun, Charles Barkley is being sued by the Wynn Las Vegas resort for failing to repay four $100,000 casino loans. As reported by ESPN: ...

FINISH THEM!!
Published 5/16/2008 by redsarmy at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
... series  |  Cavs feel right at home  |  Point well taken  |  Cavs hang loose  |  Globe:  Celtics ready to take flight  |  Cavs sound extension chord  |  Notebook:  House would have come in for Rondo  |  Souza:  Can C’s close it out?  |  Plain Dealer:  Where there’s smoke, there’s not always ire  |  Det News:  Billups will be ready  |  SI:  Another home team wins… Spurs force game 7  |  Barkley’s $400k ‘Mistake’  ...

Daily Links 5/16
Published 5/16/2008 at CelticsBlog
... Danny Ainge wins award for being the luckiest GM in the league Word Acre Where have you gone David Thirdkill? Fox Sports Danny Ainge Exec of the Year... Are you kidding? BSO Memo to Doc Rivers Plain Dealer Where there's smoke, there's not always ire Determined Cavs stressing the positive for Game 6 Thoughts on Game 5: This one's on Mike Brown Offense has big blind spot: What happened to Z? ESPN Barkley faces felony if he doesn't play back $400K Boston Blood Sox 5 Reasons the Celtics must ...

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 5/16
Published 5/16/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) at LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog
... Where have you gone David Thirdkill? Fox Sports Danny Ainge Exec of the Year... Are you kidding? BSO Memo to Doc Rivers Plain Dealer Where there's smoke, there's not always ire Determined Cavs stressing the positive for Game 6 Thoughts on Game 5: This one's on Mike Brown Offense has big blind spot: What happened to Z? ESPN Barkley faces felony if he doesn't play back $400K Boston Blood Sox ...

Charles Not in Charge
Published 5/16/2008 by edwzipper at Sports Frog
... Charles Barkley acknowledged he owes a $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino and promised Thursday to repay it after a prosecutor said the retired NBA star faced criminal charges. ...