Former Casino Worker Was Fired, Lost License For Failing To Pay For $1.84 Red BullEx-Dealer Will Get A New Hearing After Court Overturns Previous Ruling |
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A former casino worker in Cleveland, Ohio is seeking help from the court system after he was fired and lost his dealer’s license for taking a Red Bull valued at $1.84 from the casino’s break room and not paying for it.
When confronted, he said he thought he paid for it but that the transaction must have been accidentally voided somehow, court documents said, The Columbus Dispatch reported.
Anthony Zingale was railroaded by the draconian rules and regulations aimed to protect Ohio’s fledgling casino industry even at the expense of workers and asked a state appeals court to overturn a ruling made by the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.
The incident with the Red Bull happened in 2012.
The 8th District Court of Appeals sided with him and the issue has been sent back to the Casino Control Commission for a new hearing. He apparently wants to work at an Ohio casino again.
Ohio isn’t the only state in the region to harshly punish casino workers for misconduct that in actuality is pretty minor. A former casino poker dealer in Pennsylvania has been fighting a $75,000 fine, which was mandatory under the casino law in the Keystone State, for stealing $200 while working at the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh. Also in Pennsylvania, a former roulette dealer was hit with criminal charges for telling a gambler that a certain number was “lucky.”
Ohio and Pennsylvania saw their first casinos open in 2012 and 2007, respectively.
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