OFF BEAT: Luck not in the cards for this casino

An Atlantic City casino is suing a playing card manufacturer after an unshuffled deck allegedly resulted in a lucky payday for several gamblers.

The Golden Nugget Atlantic City says a faulty deck from Blue Springs, Mo.-based card maker Gemaco Inc. allowed 14 mini-baccarat players to win $1.5 million at the casino in April, according to the Associated Press.

In its lawsuit, the Golden Nugget alleges that it used a Gemaco deck that was supposed to be pre-shuffled, but was not. According to reports, the mini-baccarat players were able to win 41 consecutive hands because the cards kept appearing in a repeated sequence while the players were at the table.

The casino also named the gamblers in its lawsuit, saying they violated state gambling laws, according to reports.