The U.S. Supreme Court last week declined to reverse a ruling of lower courts throwing out the case of “Kelly” Cheung Yin Sun, the so-called “Queen of Sorts” who claimed that Foxwoods falsely accused her and two other women of cheating when it withheld .14 millions of what she claimed were winnings.
Sun is called “Queen of Sorts” for her ability to detect tiny imperfections on the back of playing cards.
Lower courts prevented Sun from sewer Foxwoods because the Mashantucket Pequots have sovereign immunity from lawsuit. This principal is well established, but Sun’s lawsuit tried a new angle, arguing that the casino employees who withheld her winnings were working as individuals rather than employees of the tribe.
Sun and her sometimes playing partner, poker pro Phil Ivey, has had three lawsuits over this issue going on: one against Crockfords in London, over $7.7 million the casino withheld and a second against the Borgata in New Jersey, over $9.6 million.
