A Connecticut card counter has filed a $3 million lawsuit against Horseshoe Baltimore and Caesars Entertainment, claiming unlawful detention during an October 2024 incident.

Jordan Kerr alleges casino security illegally detained him after he refused to show identification while playing blackjack. According to the lawsuit, when Kerr attempted to leave the premises, security personnel surrounded him and threatened arrest if he didn't comply with their demands to enter a back room.

The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. on October 18, 2024. Kerr, a self-described "advantage player," claims he was held for approximately 15 minutes despite having committed no illegal actions. While card counting isn't illegal, casinos typically ban players suspected of the practice.

The lawsuit details that Kerr was eventually released after being read trespassing language, though Baltimore City Police never arrived despite security's threats. He seeks damages for false imprisonment and battery, citing "loss of liberty, outrage, mortification, mental anguish, emotional distress, anxiety, loss of sleep, and hedonic injury."

This isn't Kerr's first legal action against a casino. In 2018, he filed a similar lawsuit against Caesars New Orleans (then Harrah's), which was settled out of court.

Caesars Entertainment and Horseshoe Baltimore have requested dismissal of the case, arguing there is "no legal or factual basis for punitive damages." They've asked Maryland District Court Judge Julie Rebecca Rubin to dismiss the complaint with prejudice and hold Kerr responsible for legal costs.

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