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He banned himself

A poker table by CDA Billiards in Hayden is part of the popularity of stay-at-home entertainment trends. (Brian Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
A poker table by CDA Billiards in Hayden is part of the popularity of stay-at-home entertainment trends. (Brian Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)
A poker table by CDA Billiards in Hayden is part of the popularity of stay-at-home entertainment trends. (Brian Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – A man who won $44,000 playing poker at an Auckland casino was refused the jackpot because he had banned himself from the premises for gambling too much.

Sothea Sinn, 28, won the prize playing Caribbean stud poker at Auckland’s Skycity Casino on Wednesday but casino staff refused to pay, saying he was banned at his own request, the Dominion-Post newspaper reported. Read more.

I didn’t know you could ban yourself from a casino. I can think of a couple places I’d like to ban myself from, can you?

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