Even with a habit that by his own recollection has left him some $10 million in the hole, Charles Barkley's argument has always been he doesn't have a gambling problem because he can more than afford to cover any expense his impulsive spree's may incur.
And now a Las Vegas Casino is intent on calling him on his marker. The Wynn Casino has put Barkley's transgressions on blast by threatening to sue him on four felony theft or bad check charges, each of which could net the former NBA star anywhere from one to ten years in state prison.
“It's my mistake,” admits Sir Charles. “I'm not broke and I'm going to take care of it. I've been gambling 20-years; I've never had this happen. It's my fault, I let the time lapse. I screwed up.”
On that, the two parties can agree, but everything else seems a crapshot. Barkley contends casino officials never contacted him before going public, they insist countless overtures went ignored.
Either way, Verses wonders in his grind if “the need for intervention in Sir Charles' kingdom has revealed itself?” At this point,doesn't that seem a pretty good bet? -Glenn Minnis