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Casino Ejects Man Over B.O.

Posted Jul 31, 08 4:06 PM CDT in US 

(Newser) – A gambler deemed too smelly to play is demanding an apology from New Jersey’s Borgata casino, Fox Philadelphia reports. Michael Wax, 54, had spent 17 hours gambling in the casino when an official approached him and said he had to leave because other patrons were complaining of his body odor. Wax has filed a complaint with the Casino Control Commission.


Source: Fox Philadelphia (WTFX)

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A Brooklyn man was ejected from a casino because of body odor.   (Shutterstock)
Players participate in the first day of the main event during the World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Thursday, July 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
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