On April 4, 2013 a Washington County Circuit Court jury rendered a defense verdict in White v. Greenville Riverboat, LLC.
On May 13, 2009, Plaintiff was playing the card game (21+3) at the Lighthouse Point Casino in Greenville.
Sidebar: What the hell is 21 + 3? Was the rock-paper-scissors table full or something? We’re going to call that mistake number 1 by Plaintiff.
Issues came up that, perhaps, Plaintiff and the dealer were cheating.
Sidebar: I assume it was because Plaintiff was winning, and everyone knows that only the house wins in 21 + 3.
The Mississippi Gaming Commission investigated. Plaintiff and the dealer were taken into a back room and got their hands smashed with a hammer arrested and charged with cheating.
Plaintiff was acquitted and sued the casino for malicious prosecution, abuse of process and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Sidebar: But did she get to keep the 21 + 3 winnings? If so, did she have to “tip” the dealer half the winnings?
The case was tried April 2-4. The jury returned a defense verdict.
Sidebar: Jurors are biased against table game players, who appear “shady” when compared to the glassed-eyes-looking slot players.
Brett Bollinger of Zaubrecher Treadway in Covington represented the casino. Doug Wade of Greenville represented the plaintiff. Judge Betty Sander presided in the case.