Phil Ivey's Alleged 'Edge-Sorting' Partner Sees Her Lawsuit Against Foxwoods DismissedJudge Tosses Out Cheung Yin Sun's $3 Million Lawsuit |
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Cheung Yin Sun, who is currently fighting a lawsuit in Atlantic City involving Phil Ivey, had her $3 million lawsuit against Foxwoods casino in Connecticut dismissed by a judge this week.
Sun, along with two other gamblers, Long Mei Fan and Zong Yang Li, used what they consider to be a legal method of gaining an edge against an unsuspecting casino. They believe that Foxwoods failed to notice the cards in play contained distinguishable imperfections on their non-playing sides that could be used to a gambler’s advantage—and thus the house should pay.
Edge-sorting isn’t considered criminal misconduct because the gamblers don’t touch the cards.
The gamblers admitted to the edge-sorting, which will give gamblers a roughly 6.765-percent edge over the house in mini-baccarat. Card manufacturers have fallen into hot water over the asymmetries. Sun has been banned from casinos around the world for the technique.
In December 2011, the three gamblers deposited $1.6 million in “front money” to play mini-baccarat and won just over $1.1 million. All the money was kept by Foxwoods.
The gamblers also were seeking $100,000 in damages each for what they said was a violation of their civil rights. They alleged Foxwoods knew beforehand that they were edge-sorters.
Unlike Sun and Ivey’s situation in Atlantic City, Foxwoods accused them of cheating before any money was paid out. Foxwoods said the gamblers violated gaming rules.
According to the Associated Press, the federal judge’s ruling didn’t address the issue of whether or not edge-sorting is cheating. The case was dismissed because of tribal sovereignty.
So far, Sun has recently seen her edge-sorting cases go against her in Connecticut and in the United Kingdom. Sun and Ivey were trying to recover $12.1 million in winnings that Crockfords casino refused to pay after it was discovered they were edge-sorting.
The Borgata’s $9.6 million lawsuit against Sun and Ivey is still pending.
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