An appeals court on Monday remanded a complaint against Resorts World Las Vegas to the US District Court for analysis and reconsideration.
High-stakes gambler Robert “RJ” Cipriani appealed to a Ninth Circuit panel in October a dismissal by U.S. District Judge Miranda Du of a lawsuit against Resorts World and its former president, Scott Sibella.
Cipriani, who goes by the X handle “RobinHood 702,” has been pursuing his case for years, claiming the casino allowed another player in the casino to harass him for weeks.
In an appeal before Circuit Judges Mark Bennett, Gabriel Sanchez and Holly Thomas, the court concluded that “the district court abused its discretion in applying injunctive relief to Cipriani’s negligence, innkeeper liability, and negligent supervision claims against Resorts World.”
Estoppel is a legal principle that aims to prevent people from taking inconsistent positions in court.
The panel affirmed dismissal of Cipriani’s liability and negligence claims against Sibella.
Resorts World attorney Tamara Beatty Peterson said during a hearing in October that Cipriani’s story shifted between filings, while the defense for Sibella argued he could not be held personally liable under negligence or “innkeeper” liability laws.
It has not been decided when the case will be taken up again.
Delay on Student Gaming Policy
The NCAA has delayed implementing a policy that would allow student athletes to bet on professional sports.
Last week, the organization put the brakes on an October plan to lift its ban on sports betting.
The move came shortly after the Southeast Conference asked the NCAA to reinstate its ban.
Calling it “a huge step in the wrong direction,” Southeast Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey, in a letter to the association, said the policy reversal threatened the integrity of competition and put athletes at greater risk.
In his two-page letter to the NCAA, Sankey said allowing student athletes to play “normalizes behavior, blurs boundaries and erodes judgment.”
The association now plans to lift the ban on November 22.
Macao results
Macau had its best gross gaming performance since October 2019 last month with a total profit of US$3 billion, a 15.9 percent improvement from a year ago, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau reported on Sunday.
Analysts said the Chinese gaming giant’s performance came despite a second typhoon in two months. Typhoon Matmo hit Southeast Asia October 1-7, killing more than 39 people and causing $2.24 billion (US) in damage in the Philippines, Macau, southern China, Thailand and Vietnam.
In the first 10 months of 2025, Macau’s 51 casinos have produced $26.7 billion (US) in gross revenue, an 8 percent increase over the same period in 2024.
Three Las Vegas-based companies are among the operators in Macau.
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