A vacation at Baha Mar may begin with a cocktail and a complimentary suite — but it can end, months later, with a court judgment in New Jersey.
The guests? American tourists, many of whom say they never signed a marker, never received chips, and don’t recall gambling at all.
The plaintiffs? Not the casino itself — but a U.S. shell entity called Sky Warrior US, LLC, tied to Hong Kong conglomerate Chow Tai Fook.
From there, the process is scripted:
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Armstrong Teasdale LLP, a respected U.S. law firm, files a civil complaint on Sky Warrior’s behalf.
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The “evidence” consists of unsigned, unauthenticated internal casino documents — unsupported by surveillance footage, cashier logs, or third-party verification.
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The amount demanded includes not just alleged gambling debt, but foreign interest, legal fees, and penalties — all assessed unilaterally.
These lawsuits almost never go to trial.
Many defendants — unaware they’ve been sued or unsure how to respond to foreign gaming claims — default.
The result is a rubber-stamped U.S. court judgment, based entirely on documents generated by the casino itself.
No witnesses. No discovery. No proof.
And yet the judgment becomes enforceable — as if it were a proven debt under U.S. law.