Slot machines stand on the floor at the Resorts World Casino, operated by Genting, in Queens, New York, U.S., on Friday, Feb.
10, 2017. Resorts World New York City last year had gaming revenue of $826.5 million, according to Bloomberg Intelligence, 1 ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Gambling giant MGM Resorts International says it did nothing wrong in its dealings with a New York City man who accuses it of preying on his gambling addiction with repeated cash bonuses intended to keep him gambling.In court papers, MGM says Sam Antar, a twice-jailed "fraudster" who repeatedly victimized friends, relatives and strangers, is engaging in "his latest scheme" by falsely accusing MGM of wrongdoing.MGM is asking a federal judge to dismiss Antar's lawsuit and refer the matter to arbitration, which it says is required by the terms of service to which Antar agreed when he opened an online gambling account with the company.The company also denies it violated any New Jersey laws."Sam Antar is a convicted felon and repeat fraudster who has pled guilty to defrauding numerous individuals out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in false stock investment schemes," MGM wrote in its June 9 response to Antar's litigation, filed in U.S.
District Court in New Jersey. "Rather than accept accountability for his own actions, Antar blames BetMGM for his crimes, falsely claiming that BetMGM preyed upon his alleged gambling addiction."The company did not respond to requests for comment beyond what is contained in its court filing.Antar is the nephew of Eddie Antar, who founded the Crazy Eddie electronics stores in the 1970s and 1980s.
Eddie Antar defrauded investors out of more than $74 million, and died in 2016.In 2013, Sam Antar was sentenced to 21 months in.