A billionaire gambler known as the ‘Fat Man’ has won a bid to avoid paying a £2 million debt to an exclusive casino.

Businessman Fouad al-Zayat totted up the massive loss in just one night’s play at the roulette and blackjack tables at Aspinall’s in London.

But the 66-year-old withheld payment after a row over a croupier.

Last year the Syrian-born gambler – one of an estimated 180 high-rolling international gamblers known as ‘whales’ – was told by a judge to pay up.

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Mohegan Sun officials said the casino’s net income in the third quarter dropped 89 percent compared with the same period last year, and they’re placing some of the blame on gamblers’ extraordinary luck.
The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority reported net income of $5 million Thursday for the three months ending June 30.

Mitchell Etess, Mohegan Sun’s president and chief executive officer, said the casino had an extremely long streak of bad luck.

Gamblers played about $611 million at table games during the quarter, a 6.4 percent increase. The casino kept about 11.6 percent of that gambling money, nearly 5 percent less than it did during last year’s quarter.

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Turtle Creek, near Traverse City, bills itself a “green” casino, designed to make the lightest possible footprint on the landscape without sacrificing profitability.

Its owners, the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, are among a growing number of casino builders and operators interested in environmental stewardship.

Even in an industry closely identified with devil-may-care gluttony, going green makes business sense as consumers increasingly demand sustainable products and services, said Stephen Knowles, principal designer for Turtle Creek. His Minneapolis-based firm has worked with a number of tribes on casino projects with eco-friendly aspects.