Both Kevin Hart and The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas are being sued over a sex tape of Hart doing the nasty with actress Monita Sabbag was uploaded onto the Internet. (When in doubt about making a sex tape, don’t.) Hart is being sued for $60 million for negligence, infliction of emotional distress and invasion of privacy. Complained Sabbag, “My pictures and my name have been released with lies written about me. I am not an extortionist. I am not a stripper. I am a recording artist and an actress and I have not broken any laws.” She adds that the recording was made without her knowledge. Sabbag accuses Hart of using the tape to drum up publicity for his “Irresponsible Tour.”
Hart, a husband and father of three, responded, “I made a bad error in judgment and I put myself in a bad environment where only bad things can happen, and they did. And in doing that I know that I’m going to hurt the people closest to me, who I talked to and apologized to, that would be my wife and my kids.” In bout with karma, he crashed his car and is presently recuperating. Maybe karma saw Night School.
Let’s face it. What happens here doesn’t stay here. It gets posted on YouTube.
* Las Vegas‘ South Point 400 marks a step forward for betting on NASCAR. In addition to Sin City casinos, wagering on the race will occur at Pearl River Casino in Mississippi, Q Casino in Iowa and Resorts World Catskills. They’ll be looking to boost revenue with side bets during the race, such as green-flag passes, to lay money on things other than who wins or loses—lest one crash ruin a bettor’s day. NASCAR is a laggard among sports in betting and casinos are looking to change that. Expect NASCAR betting to start in earnest on Feb. 16, when the Daytona 500 is run.
* According to InsureMyTrip, one of the airports least likely to cancel your flight is McCarran International in Las Vegas. However, it squeaks in at #10, bested by Reno at #7. And where can you best hope for a cancellation-free experience? Salt Lake City, which just posted another year of “shockingly low cancellations.” They may not have casinos but they’ve got a good airport and a great public library.
* We’ve all heard of soft openings but what about a soft reopening? Spring flooding at Cherokee Casino Fort Gibson meant a shutdown. It also socked in the horse track at Cherokee Nation Business‘ Will Rogers Downs. Kudos to the Cherokee, incidentally, for keeping all Fort Gibson employees on payroll during the shutdown and finding jobs for some at other casinos (the Cherokees have a large gaming empire in the Sooner State).
