The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa can continue its lawsuit against poker pro Phil Ivey charging that Ivey cheated the casino of .6 million at baccarat.
The casino says Ivey won $9.6 million in 2012 using a cheating technique called “edge sorting,” where a player recognizes pattern differences on the back of defectively manufactured playing cards and could then choose cards to his benefit.
Ivey says the casino had total control over the cards, and the player “saw precisely what any one of its pit supervisors or employees apparently should have seen over the course of more than 100 hours of play.”
U.S. District Judge Noel Hillman ruled Thursday that Borgata has alleged plausible claims, including a fraud claim. Hillman said those claims, and the casino’s claims against card manufacturer Gemaco, can proceed through the discovery phase, after which the case could be put to a jury, according to the Press of Atlantic City.
