A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming the parent company of Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi cheated slots customers by using a redemption system that returns whole dollars only and not coins.
U.S. District Court Judge Sul Ozerden ruled that disputes about a gambling debt should be heard by the state Gaming Commission, not the courts, and the case wouldn’t meet a legal threshold for punitive damages. In September 2022, Leane Scherer of New Orleans filed suit against MGM Resorts International, which operates casinos nationwide, over the system it uses to cash out slot players, calling it “a vehicle for converting players’ funds into casino funds.”
