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Re: Mayfair Casino witholding Ivey's winnings
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October 07, 2012, 10:43:53 PM »
Quote from: AndrewT on October 07, 2012, 06:04:26 PM
Winning a lot of money gambling then not being able to get your hands on it?
I wonder how that feels for Phil 'Full Tilt' Ivey.
Andrew hits the spot.
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Re: Mayfair Casino witholding Ivey's winnings
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October 07, 2012, 11:35:05 PM »
As far as I know, casino can simply refuse to pay out and just give the stake back. Can't imagine it's different to a High Street Ladbrokes in that respect.
Gambling contract is void
ab initio
etc.
Just does untold damage to the reputation of the brand. Market pressures and so on.
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Re: Mayfair Casino witholding Ivey's winnings
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October 07, 2012, 11:40:06 PM »
Quote from: JK on October 07, 2012, 06:38:24 PM
Quote from: smashedagain on October 07, 2012, 06:33:32 PM
Quote from: edgascoigne on October 07, 2012, 06:01:47 PM
Quote from: jgcblack on October 07, 2012, 05:57:54 PM
Quote from: edgascoigne on October 07, 2012, 05:54:23 PM
Cliffs: Senior Management of High End casino don't understand normal volatility.
unsure if serious... anyone have any idea how long can they 'legally' withhold winnings?
Deadly serious. Not sure on latter part.
Ivey plays £1mill wins £7mill = Wadey pulls out crumpled tenner on wheel of death fleeces Dtd £70.....same thing
Literally this.
Alot of casino management dont understand (as someone said). A pitboss on a cruise ship once used to believe that if a dice table was losing, changing the dice and putting the ones that had been taken off in the freezer would help. That came from the term "the dice are hot".
Staff also get told off when a table is losing. Even though they obviously have no influence.
Just ridic really
Literally not this.
Wadey can win £70 on one spin.
Ivey needs a huge and extended run of luck to win £7 million at these limits.
I think it's very very unlikely Ivey cheated.
But if it was my £7 million I would check out every possibility before I paid out.
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Re: Mayfair Casino witholding Ivey's winnings
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October 07, 2012, 11:46:56 PM »
We don't know the limits Ivey played. Even at the £100k which was mentioned in the article, he's going to find that mighty difficult to spin up to £7.3m betting on banker or dealer. Some casinos do pay 9/1 on the tie (which brings it down to only a 4% house edge) so betting the tie would mean he would have to get less lucky to get to £7.3m, and it would not be unimaginable.
But really, there's no skill or advantage play in the game - degen's gonna degen.
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Re: Mayfair Casino witholding Ivey's winnings
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October 07, 2012, 11:47:29 PM »
Quote from: the sicilian on October 07, 2012, 04:27:27 PM
Lol at the quote ' skill free game'
I read a book which explored the possibility of counting cards at punto banco.
It came to the conclusion it is beatable but you will end up having about 1 bet every 20 shoes.
Try sitting in a casino for 10 hours without having a bet, see how long you last.
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Re: Mayfair Casino witholding Ivey's winnings
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October 08, 2012, 03:29:36 AM »
Quote from: Tal on October 07, 2012, 11:35:05 PM
As far as I know, casino can simply refuse to pay out and just give the stake back. Can't imagine it's different to a High Street Ladbrokes in that respect.
Gambling contract is void
ab initio
etc.
Just does untold damage to the reputation of the brand. Market pressures and so on.
I'm not going to claim to pretend to understand what the term in italics means but surely once they've taken your bet they have to pay you out if you win?
You're saying that if I was to put £1,000 on 35 and there's police, judges, jurys, security, inspectors, cameras etc all watching and they've checked the equipment and we're 100% certain this is a valid bet, the casino can accept the bet, watch 35 land, and still decide not to pay out? Surely not...
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Re: Mayfair Casino witholding Ivey's winnings
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October 08, 2012, 04:05:07 AM »
What seems to have happened here is;
Ivey wants limits upped, casino unsure, Ivey says he's planning on playing for a decent amount, they 3x his limit. He goes on a mad spin, runs up £7.3m profit and decides to call it quits, apparently Ivey is 'notorious' for "hit n running" casinos (lol prolly ridic lifetime loser to casinos) there is rumblings from the top about doing 7.3m over 8 gambling hours and they investigate to try nit out of it.
Seems pretty stnd for me, they hate giving good action casinos/bookies etc
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Re: Mayfair Casino witholding Ivey's winnings
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October 08, 2012, 07:23:19 AM »
Quote from: Cf on October 08, 2012, 03:29:36 AM
Quote from: Tal on October 07, 2012, 11:35:05 PM
As far as I know, casino can simply refuse to pay out and just give the stake back. Can't imagine it's different to a High Street Ladbrokes in that respect.
Gambling contract is void
ab initio
etc.
Just does untold damage to the reputation of the brand. Market pressures and so on.
I'm not going to claim to pretend to understand what the term in italics means but surely once they've taken your bet they have to pay you out if you win?
You're saying that if I was to put £1,000 on 35 and there's police, judges, jurys, security, inspectors, cameras etc all watching and they've checked the equipment and we're 100% certain this is a valid bet, the casino can accept the bet, watch 35 land, and still decide not to pay out? Surely not...
The law has historically treated gambling with contempt, saying that it is immoral and that a contract is unenforceable; it is just a gentleman's agreement. (Ab initio just means that it is a void contract from the second it is signed)
The only legal obligation is to refund the stake.
Nowadays, attitudes are a bit more modern, but I'm not aware of the law changing so significantly as to enable winners to sue successfully.
If it is different for casinos, or if the law has changed in the last 7 years since I finished my studies, fair enough. It does raise an interesting question, of course.
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Re: Mayfair Casino witholding Ivey's winnings
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October 08, 2012, 07:49:56 AM »
This is why I asked...
Surely the reason gamblars exist is purely because a run like this is 'possible' if theoretically unlikely.
The story of the guy in LV who ran up 10k by playing pool vs a whale, then poker vs the best then dice to 40mil. And blew it all in 18months.
This is the reason they do it isn't it?
Sick to go on such a heater and then casino says "you can't win that much, unlucky". What if he lost that much???
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Re: Mayfair Casino witholding Ivey's winnings
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October 08, 2012, 08:08:46 AM »
Quote from: jgcblack on October 08, 2012, 07:49:56 AM
This is why I asked...
Surely the reason gamblars exist is purely because a run like this is 'possible' if theoretically unlikely.
The story of the guy in LV who ran up 10k by playing pool vs a whale, then poker vs the best then dice to 40mil. And blew it all in 18months.
This is the reason they do it isn't it?
Sick to go on such a heater and then casino says "you can't win that much, unlucky". What if he lost that much???
Interestingly, one of the last cases I studied at Uni said that, as long as you didn't know about my post above at the time you placed your bet, you can ask for your losing stake to be returned.
Now that is incredibly difficult for anyone - let alone one of the most famous gamblers in the world - to prove.
It was all a fair old while back in legal terms, so if anyone knows more about this than I, I would welcome the chance to learn.
I find this stuff fascinating.
Should the law be there to protect people like Mr Ivey in this situation? Should the courts be full of people who have done their proverbial at the Gala between 2 and 4 on Sunday morning, claiming that they didn't know what they were doing, that the machine was rigged and that, had they known the house wasn't obliged to pay out if they won, they'd have stumbled into a different casino/taxi home?
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Re: Mayfair Casino witholding Ivey's winnings
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October 08, 2012, 08:24:22 AM »
Quote from: Tal on October 08, 2012, 07:23:19 AM
Quote from: Cf on October 08, 2012, 03:29:36 AM
Quote from: Tal on October 07, 2012, 11:35:05 PM
As far as I know, casino can simply refuse to pay out and just give the stake back. Can't imagine it's different to a High Street Ladbrokes in that respect.
Gambling contract is void
ab initio
etc.
Just does untold damage to the reputation of the brand. Market pressures and so on.
I'm not going to claim to pretend to understand what the term in italics means but surely once they've taken your bet they have to pay you out if you win?
You're saying that if I was to put £1,000 on 35 and there's police, judges, jurys, security, inspectors, cameras etc all watching and they've checked the equipment and we're 100% certain this is a valid bet, the casino can accept the bet, watch 35 land, and still decide not to pay out? Surely not...
The law has historically treated gambling with contempt, saying that it is immoral and that a contract is unenforceable; it is just a gentleman's agreement. (Ab initio just means that it is a void contract from the second it is signed)
The only legal obligation is to refund the stake.
Nowadays, attitudes are a bit more modern, but I'm not aware of the law changing so significantly as to enable winners to sue successfully.
If it is different for casinos, or if the law has changed in the last 7 years since I finished my studies, fair enough. It does raise an interesting question, of course.
This used to be the case. The gambling act 2005 changed the law so that gambling contracts are now enforceable.
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Re: Mayfair Casino witholding Ivey's winnings
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October 08, 2012, 08:25:56 AM »
It's not even that much of a hit is the odd thing. He is a regular punter in a number of Gentings casinos in London.
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Re: Mayfair Casino witholding Ivey's winnings
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October 08, 2012, 08:47:20 AM »
Quote from: Doobs on October 08, 2012, 08:24:22 AM
Quote from: Tal on October 08, 2012, 07:23:19 AM
Quote from: Cf on October 08, 2012, 03:29:36 AM
Quote from: Tal on October 07, 2012, 11:35:05 PM
As far as I know, casino can simply refuse to pay out and just give the stake back. Can't imagine it's different to a High Street Ladbrokes in that respect.
Gambling contract is void
ab initio
etc.
Just does untold damage to the reputation of the brand. Market pressures and so on.
I'm not going to claim to pretend to understand what the term in italics means but surely once they've taken your bet they have to pay you out if you win?
You're saying that if I was to put £1,000 on 35 and there's police, judges, jurys, security, inspectors, cameras etc all watching and they've checked the equipment and we're 100% certain this is a valid bet, the casino can accept the bet, watch 35 land, and still decide not to pay out? Surely not...
The law has historically treated gambling with contempt, saying that it is immoral and that a contract is unenforceable; it is just a gentleman's agreement. (Ab initio just means that it is a void contract from the second it is signed)
The only legal obligation is to refund the stake.
Nowadays, attitudes are a bit more modern, but I'm not aware of the law changing so significantly as to enable winners to sue successfully.
If it is different for casinos, or if the law has changed in the last 7 years since I finished my studies, fair enough. It does raise an interesting question, of course.
This used to be the case. The gambling act 2005 changed the law so that gambling contracts are now enforceable.
I see. Fair enough, Doobs. They don't teach you what's happening next year, shamefully, but that is interesting.
I'm surprised it's been refused, even still. Surely they want a guy who will punt that much back in their casino?
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Re: Mayfair Casino witholding Ivey's winnings
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October 08, 2012, 10:01:44 AM »
Some light reading for you
http://www.bllaw.co.uk/pdf/gambling%20contracts.pdf
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Re: Mayfair Casino witholding Ivey's winnings
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October 08, 2012, 10:54:12 AM »
I know its already been said but its not difficult to spin £100 to a grand in Punto.....if they are going to let someone sit with £1million at £150k a hand what do they expect?
Or do the rules state you can only leave when you have lost! They let him come back for a second night according to reports!
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