BOYD v. UNITED STATES

No. CIV-LV-80-54, RDF.

588 F.Supp. 569 (1984)

William W. BOYD and Ruth G. Boyd, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Nevada.

As Amended April 6, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome Blut, and Wright, Shinehouse & Stewart by Monte N. Stewart, Las Vegas, Nev., for plaintiffs.

U.S. Atty. Lamond Mills by Barry Lieberman, Las Vegas, Nev., Micheal G. Lichtenberg, Trial Atty., Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant.


OPINION

ROGER D. FOLEY, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff William W. Boyd is a professional gambler who ran the Poker Room at the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas for years. As part of his duties under his contract with the casino, Boyd participated in poker games to stimulate play in the poker room. Because of Boyd's reputation as an expert and honest card player, his play brought in millions of dollars in revenue to the Golden Nugget...

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