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TSAO v. DESERT PALACE, INC.

Nos. 09-16233, 09-17535.

698 F.3d 1128 (2012)

Laurie TSAO, AKA Laurie Chang, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DESERT PALACE, INC.; T. Crumrine, Defendants-Appellees. Laurie Tsao, AKA Laurie Chang, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Desert Palace, Inc.; T. Crumrine, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submission Vacated May 24, 2012.

Argued and Submitted June 21, 2012.

Filed October 23, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Nersesian of Nersesian and Sankiewicz, Las Vegas, NV, for plaintiff-appellant Laurie Tsao.

Thomas D. Dillard, Philip S. Gerson, and David M. Jones of Olson, Cannon, Gormley & Desruisseaux, Las Vegas, NV, for defendant-appellee Desert Palace, Inc.

Micah S. Echols and Craig R. Anderson of Marquis & Aurbach, Las Vegas, NV, for defendant-appellee Travis Crumrine.

Before: ALEX KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, STEPHEN REINHARDT and MARSHA S. BERZON, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

BERZON, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellant Laurie Tsao is a so-called "advantage" gambler — a professional gambler who uses legal techniques, such as card counting, to win at casino table games, especially blackjack.1 She was arrested at Caesars Palace (a casino owned by the Defendant-Appellee Desert Palace) for trespassing and obstructing the duties of a police officer...

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