He doesn’t care that critics will say his gambling is out of control. They will let you play what you want to play. Realistically, there’s only one place to play left in town. They want to stack the odds so much against you that won’t play. “They’re all owned by hedge funds and corporations. “Casinos don’t want to gamble anymore,” White said. He declined to comment on that but confirmed that Mandalay Bay had invited him to play there. There have been rumors that he tipped the dealers almost $200,000 during his three-month hot streak. White said he heard through the grapevine that the Palms was planning to give him a trophy that said “congrats you kicked our ass and made us tap out.” The Palms showed a sense of humor after the latest falling out. I’m the farthest thing from card counter.” “A lot of people are going to think I’m a card counter after that Ben Affleck thing at the Hard Rock. White called me back several times to clarify his comments. He had alluded to the “walking papers” last week during UFC’s new video series, “UFC Embedded,” that aired the week of UFC 173. He was informed by new management at the Palms about May 21 that his limit was being reduced from $25,000 a hand to $5,000. When he returned to the Palms tables, White said, he “beat them for (nearly $2 million), and they asked me not to play anymore.” He confirmed that Palms chief executive Dan Lee, who recently left the property, sent a case of his favorite wine, 2001 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Montrachet, said to be sold for $5,000 a bottle, to the UFC office to open peace talks. “I was not going to do any business with them,” he said. White said he was coaxed back March 1, ending a 22-month boycott by White and Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters. UFC president Dana White confirmed Sunday that the Palms gave him his “walking papers” for the second time in two years because of his winning ways.
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