Final update:
This case has now been resolved as I reached a settlement with parties involved yesterday. Well, it really isn't resolved until I have cash in hand which I am told will take several weeks to a month. We will be receiving the settlement amount into a escrow account set up by my lawyer, while we apparently wait for a judge to approve the settlement terms. Only then can money be disbursed.
But I do have the signed settlement agreement in hand, drawn up by plaintiff's attorneys. My attorney calls this document a release. I don't know if that is the legal term but I call it the settlement agreement. I waited until I had this so I knew just what I can an cannot say, as I have agreed not to discuss the amount of the settlement, nor the plaintiff by name.
So it was 61 days from this incident until settlement. I am shocked at how quickly this was resolved. I thought it would be a year or even more. My attorney says every case is different, but that this plaintive was very motivated to put this behind them. Motivated, smotivated. These bastards didn't want any details of this
asinine and illegal behavior getting out.
But I guess it worked to my advantage.
I feel like I could have possible gotten a bigger settlement or even a jury verdict and award had I waited closer to, or took this the distance. But legal expenses also would have risen and as I think everyone knows, like the plaintiff, I also didn't want my name and stuff getting out. So again, this probably benefited everyone.
I do NOT feel like I am the winner, nor won anything. I don't know what the future holds as far as blackjack, but most definitely, it is becoming harder and harder for me to play. I feel like I traded some or all future blackjack earnings for what will amount to a several years of what I normally earn (that is as much as I can say about the numbers). And I would have NEVER made that trade before this incident, so no, I am NOT the winner of this entire affair.
Another part of this agreement that I do not like is that I cannot pursue a claim against the security guard that was involved. The reasoning is that the same information that they didn't want made public, could be made public in a case involving only him. I have mixed emotions because while it may surprise some of you I don't hold that person as responsible as I do the casino involved. He was just a pawn doing what he was told. And I wasn't going to get any real money from him anyway. But I still would have liked him to be held somewhat responsible. I will have to settle for him losing his job. After collecting unemployment he will probably be working security in another casino by end of summer.
While I can't name the casino involved, it is at this point that I can tell you who it wasn't.
It was not South Point Casino. I never said that it was. While some go back and check that, what I said was a casino south of the strip with a laughing emoji pointing to “south”. Yes, that was an intentional misdirect on my part. I further pushed that misdirect when I told redietz who was visiting South Point for breakfast to tell them I said hi. Fact is there are half dozen casinos south and southeast of the strip.
For those of us that share or have shared anything on these forums, there are two things we must do to protect ourselves. First is to delay whatever we are sharing for a couple weeks, or even months if possible. Check with mickeycrimm. I believe he does this with the pictures he posts. The second thing is to change names and places. Anyone that doesn’t understand why we need to do this….just take a look at this incident with the trolls and haters trying to find more information to dox/harm me. I didn’t really change the name because I never named the casino, I just pointed in a different direction (mis-direct) and then didn’t correct when people went there. Many of the AP’s in this town knew it wasn’t South Point. I had to ask a couple not to disclose that.
I was so concerned about one particular enemy who has done everything in his power to harm my career, trying to sabatoge this case as it played out, that I contacted Mike Shackleford, who I hoped has some influence over him and asked Mike to do what he could to control this fucktard. Mike agreed and tried, but it didn't matter. This guy did everything he could to expose who I was. As AP's trying to remain ahead of the casino industry, we worry about casino personél and the related database companies using something we say to harm us. The real threat now, is these trolls and haters.
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So 2 final things. First, the person that posts as troll Rob Singer injected himself into this, as he does with everything I say or share. I didn’t set out to catch him lying again,
but he hung himself YET AGAIN, when he claimed he had some top secret source at South Point that confirmed that an incident occurred, but I was to blame and South Point was taking legal action against me. Since this incident didn’t happen at nor involve South Point, this was just more completely made up bullshit from the troll that is Rob Singer. Now, I know this person isn’t really dangerous, like some of the others that I have dealt with on these forums, but how many times does this guy have to prove that he is nothing but a bullshitter who has trolled gambling forums for decades now.
The final thing is I am done with this now. Forums and all.
I really am. I have willingly participated and enjoyed some trolling games as well. But only negative can and has come of it for a player in my situation. This whole incident came about as a direct result of an asshole on these forums doxing me. A disgruntled storyteller, upset because I dared call out his fantasy story and claims which defy both that math and the way Las Vegas casinos work.
I don’t know why I have repeatedly engaged with these trolls. That is on me.
I plead stupid. But if I don’t learn from this incident, and continue engaging with gambling forum internet trolls, then the true definition of insanity applies.
As for my career going forward, I will be transitioning away from the game of blackjack and card counting which has served me so well for 2 decades now, leaning on an AP friend and maybe a couple guys on the forums if they are willing to share anything that can help me. I don’t expect anyone to hand over the keys to the kingdom, but anything a few fellow AP’s want to share will be appreciated. I hope to move into other areas of APing and if I am still able to play blackjack, have that be a very small part of my overall APing. Maybe there is hope for this little salamander yet, JG.
But what I am NOT going to do is share any of it on forums. There just is no reason to. THAT has become crystal clear to me.
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The very last thing I want to say is to several specific people:
To Robert Argentino: the man that posts as Rob Singer, which is more or less a made-up character. Rob, find happiness in your final years. I sincerely wish that for you. I don't know what your real life is like that you felt it necessary to carry on the charades that you have for 2 decades now. That is just nuts, dude. Find happiness.
To the person who posts as Mdawg: Dude you will forever baffle me. You were born into a wealthy family and have been given every advantage in life. You are a lawyer. I assume at least fairly successful. And this is what you do, make up "adventures" of gambling exploits that defy both the math and the way the Las Vegas casino industry actually works? I will never understand that. Nor will I understand your anger at someone who just said "
these claims can't be true as told". To the point that you really tried to destroy someone's livelihood. I just don't get it. Was This "story" really that important to you? Dude just enjoy the advantages in life you were giving and stop this ridiculous stuff.
To mickeycrimm: You are a tough cookie dude. You are like the father in the johnny cash song, fighting in the bar with his son who he named "Sue", where after rolling around on the floor fighting the father come up and
"cuts off a piece of his ear". That's ok. That is who you are. Hit back twice as hard. Through all our differences, I have learned a good deal from you for which I am grateful for and hope to be able to put some to use. I will continue reading everything you say, looking for those nuggets of information and wisdom.
That is it. Good bye (for real) and good luck. I will keep and be in touch privately with some of you.
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