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Ex-Rocket Charles Barkley ordered to pay $400,000 gambling debt
02:44 PM CDT on Thursday, May 15, 2008
LAS VEGAS -- A prosecutor says retired NBA star Charles Barkley will face felony charges if he fails to repay a $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino.
Clark County District Attorney David Roger says Barkley will get a chance to make restitution to Wynn Las Vegas to avoid felony bad check charges.
The casino alleges in court documents filed Wednesday that Barkley failed to repay four $100,000 casino markers, or loans, he received last Oct. 18 and 19.
Barkley played 16 NBA seasons. He’s now a basketball analyst for TNT.
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