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          Nevada and (2) once judgment was obtained against petitioner,               
          Caesar’s would then have the judgment enforced against him by the           
          courts of his home State.  It was Caesar’s usual practice to                
          proceed in this manner in the event a lawsuit was instituted                
          against a debtor.                                                           
               A letter dated May 5, 1988, from Caesar’s account                      
          representative to petitioner stated that the casino would accept            
          a lump sum settlement of $142,000 in payment of petitioner’s                
          account, provided payment was made prior to June 5, 1988.                   
          Petitioner and the casino continued to negotiate a settlement               
          after that offer.  Petitioner subsequently signed an allowance              
          receipt that was received by Caesar’s on July 18, 1988, that                
          requested $255,000 be written off his account balance to induce             
          him to make payment on the account.  In accordance with an                  
          agreement between Caesar’s and petitioner, petitioner paid                  
          Caesar’s $100,000 by check dated June 29, 1988, that was received           
          by the casino on September 2, 1988.                                         
               Caesar’s wrote off the $255,000 balance of petitioner’s                
          account in September 1988 and noted in its records that (1) no              
          attempt should be made to collect that amount should petitioner             
          return to the casino to gamble and (2) no credit would be                   
          extended to petitioner in the future due to the settlement.                 
               Petitioner retained no records of his contacts with Caesar’s           
          concerning the repayment of his debts to the casino.                        






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