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Wynn Sues "Girls gone wild" mastermind for $2 million in gambling debts
- 7-2-2008
- Categorized in: Las Vegas
Wynn Las Vegas is playing the cat and mouse game with its biggest debtors, in the last few weeks, Wynn has filed lawsuits or at list made public its intention to recover several “notable†gambling debts and pending bills from NBA celebrities Charles Barkley and Alonzo Mourning. Now Wynn has filed a case against the "Girls Gone Wild" mastermind and creator of the millionaire series of videos, Joe Francis. According to Wynn’s attorneys, Frank is being sued for allegedly owing the Las Vegas Strip casino a total of $2 million in gambling debts accumulated since February 2007.
Joe Francis spokesman Ronn Torossian said yesterday that Francis has already had honored his debt to the Wynn Las Vegas casino in a series of "prior agreements." In a statement released by the press media, Francis said he plans to appeal the lawsuit filed by Wynn’s legal team.
"The Wynn hotel has chosen not to honor its agreement to apply certain discounts to balances they have already been paid for," Francis said.
Francis said he is waiting for his day in court with Wynn Resorts Ltd. Chief Executive Steve Wynn to "expose how exactly Mr. Wynn deceives his high end customers."
Wynn Las Vegas spokeswoman Jennifer Dunne refused to make any comments regarding the specific details of the lawsuit but said the casino wouldn't have sued Francis unless all options were exhausted.
"We don't file lawsuits against people after 30, 60, 90 days. This has been an issue with our collections department for some time." Dunne said.
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