LAS VEGAS, NV — Everybody wants a piece of Joe Francis — including the Wynn Las Vegas casino, which on June 27th filed suit against the Girls Gone Wild founder to recover what it claims is a $2 million gambling debt Francis ran up in February 2007.Francis, who also has been sued by women who claim he never had permission to use their likenesses in his infamous “spring break” videos and currently faces federal tax-evasion charges, claimed on Tuesday the debt has been satisfied through “prior agreements.”
“The Wynn hotel has chosen not to honor its agreement to apply certain discounts to balances they have already been paid for,” Francis, 35, said in a prepared statement.
He also said he plans to expose in court “how exactly [Wynn Resorts Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Steve Wynn] deceives his high-end customers.”
Wynn Las Vegas spokeswoman Jennifer Dunne told the Associated Press, “We don’t file lawsuits against people after 30, 60, 90 days. This has been an issue with our collections department for some time.”
According to documents filed with the Clark County District Court, Wynn Las Vegas loaned Francis $2.8 million but received a repayment of only $800,000. The suit seeks the remainder of the loan plus court costs and attorney fees.
