Charles Barkley has recently declared that he will be no more playing the gambling game. He made the announcement after revealing that he owed a $400,000 debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino.
“I like to go into Vegas, it’s a fun place, but you know what, I’ve got to stop gambling. That’s the bottom line,” Barkley said during TNT’s pre game show before Game 7 between San Antonio and New Orleans. “I am not going to gamble anymore. For right now, the next year or two, I’m not going to gamble” he added. “I have no, no money problems whatsoever. Nobody’s coming after me for money,” he said. “I screwed up and didn’t pay them. Could they have handled it differently? Yes. But it was my fault.”

“Just because I can afford to lose money doesn’t mean I should do it,” he said.

The Wynn Las Vegas resort alleged in a civil complaint filed Wednesday in a Nevada state court that Barkley failed to repay four $100,000 casino markers, or loans, received last Oct. 18 and 19. Clark County District Attorney David Roger said prosecutors would file a criminal complaint if Barkley did not pay the debt.

Barkley thanked fans for being supportive and repeated that he had no financial anguish.

Barkley has talked openly about his gambling that he’d gambled away about $10 million over the years. He always defended it by saying he had the money to lose, but said Monday it was time for a break. He added he would try to do it on his own without seeking help.

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