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Charles Barkley faces gambling debt case

Posted 05 16 2008 1:50AM

LAS VEGAS - A prosecutor says retired NBA star will face felony charges if he fails to repay a $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino.

David Roger says Barkley will get a chance to make restitution to to avoid felony bad check charges.

The casino alleges in court documents filed Wednesday that Barkley failed to repay four $100,000 casino markers, or loans, he received last Oct. 18 and 19.

Barkley played 16 NBA seasons. He's now a basketball analyst for TNT.

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