Cage refuses to pay $18K+ to immediately trespassed gambler

Gambler goes to the cage to cash-out over $18K while management is in his ear that he's been trespassed and can't come back for 5 years! Then security comes up and tells the cage to stop counting money and to not pay him and to demand the $10K band he was already given back. Just another minute and he would have gotten all of his money, while the cage just finished counting $8,000 in hundreds on the countertop. But with an order from security, the cashier took the $8K back and put it on a desk in the back. The cashier still had to count out another $887.

One commenter wrote: He called the gaming commission and his lawyer... He got paid

Another comment: The incident at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot Springs, Arkansas, on May 8, 2025, involved a player, "Brutal Chameleon," who won $18,887 at blackjack but faced a payout dispute. The casino initially withheld $8,887, suspecting card counting, a legal strategy. After involving the Arkansas Racing Commission and a lawyer, the player received the full amount but was banned for five years. Card counting is legal, but casinos can ban players to protect profits.
The Arkansas Racing Commission hasn't investigated further without a formal complaint, and Oaklawn hasn't commented publicly.

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