Barkley Returns To Poker Table
NBA Player To Raise Money For Charity
POSTED: 9:03 am PDT June 20,
2008
UPDATED: 9:36 am PDT June 20,
2008
LAS VEGAS -- After facing felony charges for unpaid gambling markers and swearing off gambling, NBA great Charles Barkley is headed back to the tables in Las Vegas.Barkley is confirmed for a celebrity poker tournament at the 2008 World Series of Poker on July 2.He will be playing in the "Ante Up for Africa" tournament, which raises money and awareness for the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan.More than 300,000 people have died and 2.5 million have been displaced since ethnic warfare began in 2003, according to the U.S. presidential envoy to Sudan.A TNT spokesman says Barkley, now an NBA analyst for Turner Network Television, has pledged to donate all of his winnings to one of the two designated charities if he wins next month.In May, Barkley faced felony charges for $400,000 in unpaid gambling markers at the Wynn. He paid the debt and swore off gambling.
Previous Stories:
- June 18, 2008: Kidd: Barkley 'On The Wagon'
- May 20, 2008: Wynn Receives Check From Barkley
- May 20, 2008: Casino, DA: Barkley's Debt Still Unpaid
- May 19, 2008: Barkley Says He's Paid Wynn Debt
- May 15, 2008: DA: Barkley Owes Wynn $400K
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