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Old 05-15-2008, 02:20 PM
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Barkley faces felony if he doesn't pay back $400K
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LAS VEGAS -- Retired NBA star Charles Barkley will face criminal charges if he doesn't repay a $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas casino, a prosecutor said Thursday.

"We're in the process of sending Mr. Barkley notice that we're considering filing a criminal complaint," Clark County District Attorney David Roger said. "He'll have an opportunity like anybody else to make restitution to the hotel."

The story was first reported by the Las Vegas Sun on its Web site.
The posh Wynn Las Vegas casino alleges in a civil complaint filed Wednesday in Nevada state court that Barkley failed to repay four $100,000 casino markers, or loans, he received last Oct. 18 and 19.

"To date, and despite repeated demands, Barkley has refused to repay the $400,000," the complaint said.

Barkley is a basketball analyst for Turner Network Television who has made no secret of his gambling over the years.

His agent in New York did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment, and a TNT spokeswoman in Atlanta declined comment.

Wynn Las Vegas spokeswoman Dorothy Land also declined comment, citing ongoing litigation.

Barkley, 45, played 16 seasons for the Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets. He was named MVP in 1993 and was an 11-time NBA All-Star. Barkley also played on the USA Olympic "Dream Team" in 1992 and 1996.

Barkley estimated during a May 2006 interview with ESPN that he'd gambled away about $10 million over the years.

"Do I have a gambling problem? Yeah, I do have a gambling problem," Barkley said. "But I don't consider it a problem because I can afford to gamble."

He said he never bet on basketball, and only bet in casinos. He called it a bad habit that he intended to continue.
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WHY NOT JUST PAY THE 400K AND SAVE YOURSELF ALL THE BAD PUB.
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WHY NOT JUST PAY THE 400K AND SAVE YOURSELF ALL THE BAD PUB.
Maybe he owes more to less public, but more ominous debtors...
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Why not take the 400k and put in on black, then you can give them back the 400k and have 400k for yourself.
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Old 05-15-2008, 06:25 PM
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Why not take the 400k and put in on black, then you can give them back the 400k and have 400k for yourself.
lol, I think thats what he did when he owed 200K
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lol, I think thats what he did when he owed 200K
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"barkley says he simply made a mistake in not returning the money, and has the funds to do so... barkley says the debt was from the superbowl, and the casino never called him to claim the money"

case closed.. not big deal
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hes doing pv sized bets
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hes doing pv sized bets
lol, where you been hiding Mac?
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Old 05-16-2008, 11:05 AM
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How many hands of Blackjack does he have to win to pay that off.....at $25k per hand???
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WHY NOT JUST PAY THE 400K AND SAVE YOURSELF ALL THE BAD PUB.
The publicity is priceless.....be it good or bad.
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I DOUBT THAT SINCE HE HAS PLANS TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR OF ALABAMA
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I DOUBT THAT SINCE HE HAS PLANS TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR OF ALABAMA
Not if he can't even pay back the $400K.
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Old 05-17-2008, 10:09 PM
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Barkley is like Motley Crue. Some snort the money and others like Charles lose it. It is all the same in the end.
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