Card counter sues Royal Caribbean over AUD 22,000 in cruises

Mark Timothy Grant was turned away at boarding after a casino ban tied to alleged card counting.

The hit

Mark Timothy Grant turned up to board a Royal Caribbean cruise with his partner & son & was refused entry on the spot. The company told him he’d been put on a “no sail” list for breaking casino house rules, which he says was really about counting cards. Grant had booked five cruises, funded by winnings from Royal Caribbean’s own ship casinos, according to Grant. He’s now suing Royal Caribbean in Queensland’s tribunal to get that money back.

Why it matters

Grant has beaten this kind of case before. He previously won a legal fight against Star Casino over “edge sorting,” with the court ruling he was a self-professed advantage player & that casinos with competent staff & correctly run games had nothing to worry about. If he wins again, cruise lines & casinos may find it harder to quietly blacklist skilled players without solid proof of actual cheating like device use or fraud.

The record

Amount Grant is suing to recover	AUD 22,000 for five booked cruises
Tribunal status	Case initially rejected, then reinstated on appeal as a consumer-trader dispute at Queensland’s tribunal

What happens next

Watch for a ruling on whether Royal Caribbean’s ban stands or Grant gets his money back.

Sources: Aussie Casino Player Banned from Royal Caribbean over “Card Counting”

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