International Recovery Systems, Inc v. Gabler

Plaintiff, International Recovery Systems, Inc., appeals as of right from dismissal of its action seeking enforcement of a foreign judgment based upon an underlying gambling debt. We affirm.

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Defendant, John Gabler, issued four checks to the Las Vegas Sands Hotel for $5,000. He used the sum to purchase gambling chips and ultimately dishonored the checks. The hotel assigned defendant’s debt to plaintiff, which obtained a default judgment against defendant in a state court of Nevada on November 20, 1991. The judgment awarded plaintiff the amount of the debt plus interest and costs.

Plaintiff…