It was uncontroversial throughout litigation that it was an implied term of the contract for betting between the parties that neither of them would cheat. Mr Ivey’s claim was that it was not cheating but a legitimate technique. The casino declined to pay Mr Ivey the winnings, claiming that ‘edge sorting’ amounted to cheating. It was common ground that the technique had improved the Appellant’s chances and he had won £7.7 million over the course of a number of days. In August 2012, Mr Ivey had deployed a technique called ‘edge-sorting’ when playing Punto Banco (a type of Baccarat) at one of the Respondent’s casinos. The Appellant, Mr Ivey was a professional gambler who wished to sue the respondent company, an owner of casinos. The Supreme Court has overturned the long-standing Ghosh test for establishing dishonesty in criminal proceedings.Ĭase summary: Ivey v Genting Casinos (UK) Ltd t/a Crockfords UKSC 67 Background
