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

Jordan Kerr claims 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 self-described "advantage player" was allegedly held for approximately 15 minutes before being released. While card counting isn't illegal, casinos typically ban players suspected of the practice. Kerr claims he was actually losing money during his four-hour gambling session when the incident occurred.

The lawsuit cites two counts of false imprisonment and battery, with Kerr claiming he suffered "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." The case has been moved from Baltimore City Circuit Court to Maryland's federal District Court, where Judge Julie Rebecca Rubin will preside.

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