A New Jersey professional gambler is suing both Planet Hollywood Resort and its owner Caesars Entertainment Corporation for $5,000 in casino chips that were never paid out to him. The name of the gambler is Ross Miller and he is 28 years old.
According to Miller, in June, 2013, Planet Hollywood Resort illegally detained him and refused to give him his winnings. The case was filed on Monday in Clark County District Court and he will be represented by Robert Nersesian in Nevada. In the New Jersey case Miller plans to represent himself in court.
The gambler gave a phone interview and revealed that the reason for keeping his winnings was card counting while playing blackjack. However, he sees this as a negative stigma among casinos that refuse to accept card counting as a playing strategy which is an advantage for professional players. He strongly disagrees that card counting is cheating and doesn’t intend to give up his money.
As Miller describes the happenings of 2013, on May 24 he was first detained at Caesars Atlantic City, but the following year he was cleared of disorderly conduct. Later that year, this is what happened in Nevada: on June 20, 2013, he was playing blackjack at Planet Hollywood and won $4,975 worth of casino chips. When he headed towards the casino cage to cash in his chips, the personnel took the chips and requested identification. After Miller refused to give them an ID, he was handcuffed and a criminal case was filed against him. The process ended in Miller’s favour, but the casino still hasn’t sent him his money.
Caesars Entertainment spokesperson, Gary Thompson, said that the company does not have any plans to comment on the legal cases filed against it.