The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut owns the The Foxwoods Resort Casino. Photo from Twitter
Three gamblers filed suit against the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation in federal court, saying they are owed more than $3 million from the Foxwoods Resort Casino. Cheung Yin Sun, Long Mei Fang and Zong Yang Li deposited $1.6 million into their casino accounts in December 2011. They proceeded to win another $1.148 million in chips by playing the mini-baccarat card game. Casino officials, however, refused to pay the winnings and return the account money because they believed the trio were cheating. The patrons admit to "edge sorting" of the cards used during the game but they say the practice is not illegal under tribal law or state law. "They were admittedly engaging in a form of advantage play called 'edge-sorting,' but edge-sorting is recognized as legal in Connecticut and other U.S. gaming jurisdictions because it is nowhere defined as illegal by the criminal statues in Connecticut or any other known U.S. gaming jurisdictions and criminal statues must be specific in their prohibitions in order to be constitutional," the July 31 complaint stated. According to Card Player, Cheng Yin Sun used the same technique at an Atlantic City casino to win $9.6 million. Get the Story:
Was trio gambling or cheating? $1.1 million at stake in lawsuit (The New London Day 8/11)
Phil Ivey's Alleged Accomplice In Borgata 'Cheating' Case Also 'Edge-Sorted' At Foxwoods (Card Player 8/11)
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