Poker legend Phil Ivey was just ordered to return roughly $10 MILLION in baccarat winnings

The casino shouldn't go after Ivey, they should go after the company that produced the defective cards.

they also need to examine their own procedures, such as how did they let him win so much before someone caught on. I hope they appeal. he exploited a flaw, or weakness. he did not alter the cards. the courts almost always side with the casinos. I have seen so many players, on a smaller scale in most cases, be wronged by the casinos. they know that the little guy does not have the means to fight back.

sometimes when playing BJ, the dealer exposes their hole card. that may or may not change the way that you play your hand. how many people would really ignore that info? but the casino could claim that say your were cheating and refuse to let you cash in your cheques, and or bar you.

if the casino loses at any level or if they make a settlement ,they will then go after the card supplier for reimbursement-----as it now stands this result leaves the current law in favor of the casinos----I suspect they will make a compromise settlement rather than taking a chance of losing this lawsuit at a higher level which would change the law and open up a can of worms for the entire casino industry in the state of new jersey----also this is not the Nevada court system which has shown in the past to be favorable to the casinos but in new jersey -----would also suspect that with the amount of monies involved phil ivey has a high profile atty in his corner----------and-----this occurred overt a 4 day period,could have legally barred phil after the 1st day-----cant tell if the casino figured out exactly what was going on or somehow got phil to fess up which I doubt---

Several years ago, a BJ player took AC casinos for more than a million dollars exploiting a flaw in the the decks.
He was able to cut the cards to the point where he could deal himself a ten. The more he won, the more they shuffled, and the more he won. They flew in experts that determined it was something in the cut but they couldn't figure out what.
After the fact, they realized it was a defect in the cards and had they not insisted on constant shuffles, the edge would have been much smaller. They went after the manufacturer, not the player. The simply banned him.

In 2007 Phil got into a controversy over winnings from a golf bet where he understated his playing strength and amount of recent practice. LVA's Kill Phil forum seemed to consider his actions fair and ethical. But if I recall, the argument carried over to Fezzik's Place, and a lot of the sports bettors regarded the whole idea as rather sleazy.