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Phil Ivey Contests Borgata Request for His Baccarat Winnings

Phil Ivey formally contested theBorgata Casino’s request for the $9.6 million in baccarat winnings Ivey won from the casino in 2012, leading to a series of court sessions on edge-sorting, reported NorthJersey.com.

Borgata references the Golden Nugget gamblers, who, in 2015, gave back their $1.5 million in winnings in the same case, where hands were deemed “unauthorized” because a pre-shuffling error allowed players to notice a recurring pattern.

Ivey contends that because a federal judge found that he didn’t violate any rules, this case doesn’t necessarily apply or mean that Borgata should get its money back, according to NorthJersey.