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Casino, DA: Barkley's Debt Still Unpaid

Former NBA Great Says Debt Is Clear; Giving Up Gambling

POSTED: 11:13 am PDT May 20, 2008
UPDATED: 11:46 am PDT May 20, 2008

Just one day after former NBA great Charles Barkley said he paid his loan to the Wynn Hotel-Casino and was giving up gambling for a while, casino officials -- along with Clark County District Attorney David Roger -- said Barkley's $400,000 gambling debt is still outstanding.

During an announcement Tuesday, Wynn officials and the district attorney's office said there's been no payment and no contact with the former NBA star and TV analyst.

During Turner Network Television's pre-game show before the NBA playoffs Monday, Barkley said the debt had been paid and he was giving up gambling.

In a complaint filed last week, Rogers said Barkley borrowed four $100,000 gambling markers from the Wynn on Oct. 18 and 19. When he finished playing, the report said, Barkley left the debt unpaid.

Officials from the Wynn said they are not allowed to comment on a pending case.

The district attorney's office has yet to hear from Barkley. Roger has promised to file a criminal complaint if Barkley doesn't pay up by June 9.


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