Poker pro Scott Robbins has reached an agreement with Borgata Casino to end his lawsuit over a lifetime ban. Earlier this year Robbins found himself removed from the property after arriving to play in the WPT Borgata $3,500 Main Event.
Update: Scott Robbins contacted us regarding some alleged inaccuracies within the article and since we always want to here both sides of the story here is his version:
“Your freelancer stated his opinion as fact as if he heard what was said at he front desk and wrote the following: “He had made several inappropriate remarks to the receptionist regarding jumping out of his window who then requested a security team escort Robbins from his hotel room. I made so such inappropriate remarks. What was said has been clearly articulated on many other articles on the web. I asked “if I was forced to jump out of a window on a high floor, would I make it (what I thought was implied was in the case of an earthquake or a fire, etc). What I didn’t realize was that the girl who was not born in the USA wouldn’t pick up on what was clearly a nonsensical question and lighthearted as did the other two women right next to her who both laughed. Then I followed it with the same question referring to a low floor. Then I stated “we’ll I’m not going to make it no matter what floor I’m on so I suppose it doesn’t matter. Any floor with do. That is a FAR CRY from “inappropriate remarks”. But if your freelancer has a video or audio tape of thr interaction, I’d love to see or hear it….but he does not!!
Scott Robbins Reaches Agreement with Borgata Casino
He had made several inappropriate remarks to the receptionist regarding jumping out of his window who then requested a security team escort Robbins from his hotel room.
On September 9 Scott Robbins voluntarily dismissed his lawsuit, only 11 days before the case was due to be heard in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey. He was still demanding $1.25 million in damages.
The dismissal filing said:
“In this matter all claims having been amicably adjusted by and between the Parties, it is hereby stipulated and agreed that any and all claims, cross-claims, counterclaims, and third-party claims asserted by or between the undersigned parties be and are hereby dismissed with prejudice and without costs.”
Scott Robbins Makes an Expensive Mistake
In September 2020, Scott Robbins expected to be fighting for a nice chunk of change in a prestigious WPT event. Instead he found himself almost frogmarched to an ambulance which was to take him for a psychiatric evaluation.
While the inappropriate remarks he had made to the receptionist justifies this to some degree, it was extremely unfair to send him on a wild goose chase at the cost of more than $2,000 only to then ban him on returning.
Robbins played ball with the casino managers on the understanding that he could enter the event when he returned. This was not the case.
The sad reality was that joking about jumping out of his hotel room window could never had become reality. Those windows are all made from almost indestructible glass.
There was no mention of how much any settlement came to but we can assume that there was at least some payment as the statement said the case had been amicably adjusted.
We also don’t know if Robbins is now allowed to return to Borgata to play poker again. But one thing is for sure, if he is permitted to return then he won’t be making any more silly jokes about jumping out of windows or off of roofs.
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