Texas billionaire Atlantic City casino owner fined for gambling

Texas billionaire Atlantic City casino owner fined for gambling

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Texas billionaire who owns Golden Nugget Atlantic City casino has agreed to pay a $15,000 fine.

New Jersey regulators cited Tilman Fertitta for playing blackjack at two Atlantic City casinos last year. That violates a law that bars holders of a key casino employee license from gambling in Atlantic City.

Golden Nugget general manager Tom Pohlman tells the Press of Atlantic City Fertitta feels bad because he didn't know about the ban. Pohlman says Fertitta can gamble in Nevada except at his own casino.

Pohlman says the Golden Nugget notified regulators after Fertitta had said he had gambled.


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$15k fine? Slap on his wrist would of hurt him more.

You just don't know Tillman. While my personal observation is that he is a nice and polite person he did get quite angry over a $150 fine at a Kemah town meeting that had everyones jaw dropping. That was around 15 years ago when the Landry's corp. was literally buying up my town.


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He was probably betting more on a hand than that