A 54-year-old limousine manager was booted out of the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey earlier this month because of a marked lack of personal hygiene. His bad body odour prompted a casino manager to approach Michael Wax to tell him other gamblers had complained about the smell. Wax was asked to leave the casino premises.
Wax, who weighs 200 kilograms (440 pounds) had been at a table for 17 hours straight, and admitted to being aware of the smelly situation.
"There's no question I stink," he stated bluntly. "I'm not denying it. I do have an odour. I've been playing for 17 hours," Wax said he told casino officials.
Management refused to let Wax return to his seat when he attempted to do so, and reiterated their orders for him to leave in front of his fellow gamblers.
Wax also says the casino managers refused to allow him to restore his personal hygiene on their facilities and then return to the table.
While he is well aware of what caused the episode, Wax believes he is owed an apology because of the embarrassing manner in which casino management handled the situation.
He has now filed a complaint about his treatment with the Casino Control Commission, which will be reviewed to determine whether the casino broke any state gambling laws.
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa spokesman Dave Coskey declined to comment.