First Barkley, Then Mourning, Now “Girls Gone Wild” Founder Sued By Steve Wynn.

Don’t screw with Steve Wynn, owner of Wynn Las Vegas Casino.  In May of this year, Wynn Las Vegas recovered a $400,000 gambling debt from retired basketball player Charles Barkley after filing a lawsuit against the TNT TV personality. After the media reported the lawsuit, Barkley quickly repaid the debt, plus $40,000 in district attorney’s fees for the case.

Then in June Wynn’s Casino filed a lawsuit against the NBA & Alonzo Mourning Charities seeking payment for a convention bill dating to the 2007 All-Star game.
Wynn Las Vegas claims NBA Entertainment, NBA Properties and co-defendant Alonzo Mourning Charities have failed to pay a $50,000 bill for convention and meeting space and related services used during the 2007 NBA All-Star weekend. 

Now “Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis is in the hot seat again after the Wynn Las Vegas Casino filed a $2 million lawsuit against him for unpaid gambling debts dating back to February 2007. According to the lawsuit, Wynn Las Vegas extended $2.5 million in credit to Francis on Feb. 16, 2007, and an additional $300,000 two days later.  Francis made an $800,000 payment later that month, but the rest has yet to be paid, according to court papers filed in Clark County District Court.

“As far as Mr. Francis is concerned, his obligations to the Wynn hotel have been fully lived up to per prior agreements,” said a spokesman for Francis.

A Wynn Las Vegas representative declined comment. Francis  is currently free on bail pending his trial on tax evasion charges in Reno.