Charles Barkley Gambling Debt Update!
Civil Suit Against Charles Barkley Is Now Closed.
I knew Charles Barkley would come through, nevermind what all you naysayers are thinking. According to the Associated Press, his $400K gambling debt has been made good on.
On May 20th, Sir Charles first sent the Wynn Casino a check for $400,000 and then went on to pay the the Clark County District Attorney’s office in Las Vegas, $40,000 statutory and bad check processing fees that were incurred that he was initially unaware of. According to Wynn Las Vegas spokeswoman, Jennifer Dunne, the casino has been paid in full for the May 14, 2008 civil suit filed against him.
The 45-year old retired NBA pro has gambled away $10 Million dollars over the years. Charles Barkley, who is currently the NBA Analyst for Turner Network Television (TNT) states that he won’t be gambling any time in the near future. Barkley said, “For right now, the next year or two, I’m not going to gamble. Just because I can afford to lose money doesn’t mean I should do it.”
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