Konstantin Zoggolis v. Wynn Las Vegas, LLC

OPINION

RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Konstantin Zoggolis (Zoggolis) challenges the district court’s dismissal of his state law breach of contract and recoupment claims concerning gambling debts that Zoggolis owed to Appellee Wynn Las Vegas (Wynn). Zoggolis contends that the district court erred in dismissing his complaint due to Zoggolis’ failure to exhaust his claims before the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Because Zoggolis’ gambling debts were evidenced by credit instruments in the form of markers, we reverse the district court’s dismissal of Zoggolis’ claims.

I. BACKGROUND

In his…