A late-night blackjack game took an unexpected turn when a casino player hit a jackpot worth tens of thousands of dollars. Here’s why he didn’t get to keep most of it.
In a trending video with more than 168,000 views, content creator and casino table games dealer Tiff (@tiffspliffky) recounts how a man who won big lost about two-thirds of the money. It’s probably not what you think.
“Last night, this dude sat at my table all f—— night long,” Tiff says. “At one point, he said he was down, like, $2,400. So he pulls out, hits the third one last $100. One last $100, but it was the third last $100.”
According to Tiff, the player kept reaching for “one last $100” to stay in the game.
When he finally does pull his real last $100, “he hits the … progressive.”
“It’s where he has blackjack; I have blackjack. And we are suited. Everything was hearts, I think,” Tiff explains.
For non-gamblers, he basically got an extremely rare and lucky hand.
“He gets paid … $32,000 on the s—,” she says.
But the celebration didn’t last long.
“Tell me why—I’m talking to my supervisor later, and the motherf—– owed $23,000, $23,000 in child support, so they intercepted it,” Tiff says.
Tiff says she was conflicted about the whole situation.
“I don’t know if I’m more mad that this man is in the casino while he owes that much money to his baby mom. Or if after his baby mom gets … paid, he still gets to keep, like $9,000,” she says. “Stay out of the … casino and pay your goddamn child support.”
Can The Government Force You To Pay Child Support?
Yes, they can.
If a parent falls behind on child support, there are several legal ways the money can be collected, the Nolo law office explains. The most common method is withholding wages. This is where the court automatically instructs the parent’s employer to deduct child support from each paycheck and send it to the parent with custody.
Wage garnishment is similar but can take a larger portion of income, especially for overdue payments. Federal law allows up to 50% of net wages to be garnished for unpaid child support, and up to 60% if no other dependents are being supported.
Other collection methods include:
- Tax refund interception: Federal or state tax refunds can be seized to cover unpaid support.
- Property liens: Courts can place a lien on the parent’s property, which can force payment when the property is sold.
- Seizure of personal property: Cars, boats, bank accounts, or other assets may be taken if other methods don’t satisfy the debt.
These measures ensure that custodial parents can receive the support ordered by the court, even if the noncustodial parent is unwilling or unable to pay.
Commenters React
“He paid $23,000 in child support is one day… be proud of him,” a top comment read.
“BM won at the casino last night and didn’t even go to the casino,” a person said.
“Just deal the cards,” another snapped.
“All the men telling her ‘just deal the cards’ yall must be second hand mad for ya boy?” a commenter added.
BroBible reached out to Tiff for comment via TikTok direct message and comment.