In Feburary '07 Charles Barkley, after losing 2.5 million dollars in a six hour period, told reporters, "It's a stupid, bad habit. I have a problem. But the problem is when you can't afford it. I can afford to gamble. I didn't kill myself when I lost two and half million dollars … I like to gamble and I'm not going to quit." Ok, well how come he owes The Wynn hotel and casino $400,000.00 in unpaid gambling debts? The situation got so bad The Wynn filed suit against Charles and the Clark County DA says if Barkley doesn't pay up, he could be charged with a felony. After the story hit the national media outlets, Charles responded by saying, "My mistake. I'm not broke, and I'm going to take care of it."
Friday, May 16, 2008
Charles Barkley Sued by Wynn Casino Over Gambling Debts
In Feburary '07 Charles Barkley, after losing 2.5 million dollars in a six hour period, told reporters, "It's a stupid, bad habit. I have a problem. But the problem is when you can't afford it. I can afford to gamble. I didn't kill myself when I lost two and half million dollars … I like to gamble and I'm not going to quit." Ok, well how come he owes The Wynn hotel and casino $400,000.00 in unpaid gambling debts? The situation got so bad The Wynn filed suit against Charles and the Clark County DA says if Barkley doesn't pay up, he could be charged with a felony. After the story hit the national media outlets, Charles responded by saying, "My mistake. I'm not broke, and I'm going to take care of it."
