A blackjack player from Georgia allegedly found himself detained at Ameristar Casino in Black Hawk for the gambling practice of card counting, according to his lawsuit against the casino, the city and others.
Faced with a long layover at Denver International Airport, plaintiff Joseph Shiraef decided to spend that time on Oct. 19, 2021, about an hour away in Black Hawk to try his luck at cards. But instead of walking out with a gambling win, the night resulted in a lawsuit against Ameristar Casino, its owner Gaming and Leisure Properties, the city of Black Hawk, one of its police officers and a Colorado Division of Gaming agent.
Shiraef argues that he was physically blocked from leaving the casino for the alleged “criminal violation of the Colorado fraud statute by counting cards,” the complaint purports.
