Legal Opinion
Las Vegas Sands, LLC v. Nehme
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 11, 2011No. 09-16740PublishedCited by 237 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BEA, Circuit Judge:
This diversity action arises out of a gambling debt Amine T. Nehme (“Nehme”) is claimed to owe Las Vegas Sands, LLC (the “Venetian”), on an unpaid casino “marker” in the amount of $499,000, plus interest.
A marker is a gambling credit instrument that allows a gambler to receive all or part of the credit line the casino has approved for him, based on the gambler’s prior credit application with the casino. Once the gambler and a casino representative sign the marker, the gambler may exchange the marker for gambling tokens, or chips. If the gambler does not pay the…
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