Federal Judge Denies Phil Ivey Request to Have Borgata Lawsuit Dismissed

A federal judge on Tuesday denied poker pro Phil Ivey’s request for summary judgment and the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against him by Atlantic City’s Borgata Casino.

The Borgata sued Ivey for nearly $10 million in April of last year claiming the poker player had engaged in a card scam.

It was alleged that some of the mini-baccarat cards made by Gemaco turned out to not have a perfectly symmetrical design on the back of the card for which Ivey was then able to figure out what the first card to be dealt was – giving him a significant advantage over the “house,” or casino.

The judge did question why it “took so long to figure out the defendants’ alleged scheme.” But regardless, “at this stage of the proceedings Borgata has pled plausible claims sounding in fraud. The Court will therefore allow the case, in addition to Borgata’s claims against Gemaco, to proceed through discovery, and it will be for the CCC, DGE, and perhaps this Court or a jury to consider the validity of Borgata’s claims and the propriety of Ivey and Sun’s actions.”

- Ace King, Gambling911.com