WHEN YOU GO TO THE SUPER MARKET,AND YOU PAY BY CHECK, THEY SCAN YOUR CHECK AND AWAY YOU GO. THE SUPER MARKET LIKE MANY STORES IS USING A CHECK CASHING SERVICE TO MAKE SURE YOUR CHECK IS GOOD.
NOW BACK TO OUR STORY, IT SEEMS THIS WHALE GAVE A VERY LARGE CHECK THAT BOUNCED. THIS IS NO JOKE, IT REALLY HAPPENED.
A "WHALE" IS A CASINO TERM FOR THE HIGHEST OF THE HIGH ROLLERS. . IT IS ALLEGED, THAT AUSAF UMAR SIDDIQUI, 47, OF PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, ISSUED A CHECK BEFORE GAMBLING IN DECEMBER, 2007. HE GAMBLED AT THE MOHEGAN SUN ON DECEMBER 16, 17, 18, 25, 26, AND 27, 2007 AND FEBRUARY 23, 2008. HE GAMBLED AND LOST OVER AN ESTIMATED $10 MILLION ($10,000,000.00).
SIDDIQUI ALLEGEDLY TOLD MOHEGAN SUN EXECUTIVES THAT HE WOULD DO A WIRE TRANSFER TO THE CASINO FOR THE PAYMENT, SO THE EXECUTIVES DID NOT DEPOSIT THE CHECK. ON JUNE 3, 2008, AFTER ALLEGEDLY NEVER RECEIVING THE WIRE TRANSFER, THE MOHEGAN SUN DEPOSITED THE CHECK. SIX DAYS LATER, THE CHECK WAS RETURNED "FOR INSUFFICIENT FUNDS." IT BOUNCED.
THE CASE IS NOW IN NEW LONDON SUPERIOR COURT.
JOHN STRAFACI, A LAWYER FROM NEW LONDON, REPRESENTING SIDDIQUI, SAID THAT MR. SIDDIQUI CLAIMS THAT THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO EXTENDED HIM CREDIT. MR SIDDIUI CLAIMS THAT BY EXTENDING THE CREDIT THE CASINO VIOLATED THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT AND MOHEGAN TRIBAL LAW. THEY ALSO CLAIM THAT BY GIVING THE CREDIT THE CASINO VIOLATED THE COMPACT BETWEEN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT AND THE MOHEGAN TRIBE.
STRAFACI SAID, "THEREFORE, ANY ALLEGED AGREEMENT TO EXTEND CREDIT AND OR LOAN THE DEFENDANT MONEY FOR PURPOSES OF GAMBLING AT THE MOHEGAN SUN IS ILLEGAL, VOID AND UNENFORCEABLE."
GLEN COE, OF ROME MCGUIGAN, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, (THE LAWYER FOR THE MOHEGAN SUN) SAID, "WE WILL BE PURSUING ALL LEGAL AVENUES OF REMEDY AVAILABLE TO US."
MITCHELL ETESS, MOHEGAN SUN'S PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SAID, "I CAN TELL YOU THAT ANYONE WHO GAMBLES AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL HAS REQUIREMENTS THAT GO ALONG WITH IT."
I KNOW THIS, IF THE CLERK IN THE STORE OR SUPER MARKET, DID NOT GET THE CHECK CLEARED, IT WOULD EITHER COME OUT OF THEIR PAY OR THEY WOULD BE FIRED.
I THINK, WHOEVER MADE THESE DECISIONS, SHOULD BE HELD TOTALLY RESPONSIBLE. MAYBE SOMEONE SHOULD BE FIRED? WHO MADE THIS MISTAKE? MTGA (MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY, THE TRIBAL COUNCIL), WHO IS COLLECTING OUR MONEY? WHAT IS THE MTGA DOING ABOUT IT? DOES ANYONE KNOW? HOW MUCH WOULD THE MONEY FROM THIS BAD CHECK HELP THE CASINO?
SO THERE IS YOUR STORY, THE WHALE AND THE VERY BIG BAD CHECK.
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If you are going to copy and paste from a "The Day" article you should really cite it as such.
Something has been done in response to this, they cut everyones pay. One person (or a few in this case) make one bad decision and everyone suffers.
The moral of the employees is at an all time low. I watched the casino hand my 4% out to the Asian patrons for the New Year today. We're broke but we can afford to give money to the people who travel by bus to the Casino.
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