The jackpot was high enough to require Casablanca executives to fill out Internal Revenue Service paperwork for the gambler. despite him trespassing at the property multiple times over the years.Īccording to the hearing officer’s report from the dispute obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal through a public records request, Wilson was playing a Dragon Link slot machine at the Casablanca on April 28 when he hit a $1,660 jackpot. New details have emerged in a case involving gambler Rhon Wilson and the Casablanca hotel-casino, which was ordered to pay Wilson his winnings of $2,045.18 - in a rare split vote of the Nevada Gaming Control Board on Oct. Nevada regulators are working to address a policy question that has stood for years and was brought to light this month when a Mesquite casino was required to pay a jackpot to a player who was banned from the property. The Casablanca hotel-casino sign is seen in 2013 in Mesquite.
