They are both civil cases. At no time was Scotland Yard or the New Jersey State Police involved and there is no accusation of criminal cheating. The specifics of the case have been discussed in various threads on this and other forums.

Here's a timeline...

ENGLAND

August, 2012: Phil Ivey and Cheung Yin Sun used edge sorting to gain an advantage at Punto Banco Baccarat and won 7.8m British Pounds at Crockfords Casino in London. The casino accused him of cheating and refused to pay him any winnings but refunded the 1m British Pounds he put up as front money.

May, 2013: Phil Ivey sues Genting UK PLC, the parent company of Crockfords Casino, for his winnings.

October, 2014: High Court of Justice hears the case and Phil Ivey loses.

January, 2015: Phil Ivey is granted permission to appeal the case.

April, 2016: Court of Appeals upholds the High Court decision.

February, 2017: UK Supreme Court grants permission for an appeal.

October, 2017: UK Supreme Court upholds the Court of Appeals decision. Phil Ivey loses.

UNITED STATES

April - July, 2012: Phil Ivey and Cheung Yin Sun used edge sorting to gain an advantage at Punto Banco Baccarat and won 9.6m US Dollars at the Borgata Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Casino paid the winnings.

April, 2014: Borgata Hotel and Casino sues Phil Ivey to recover the money plus additional winnings. Cheung Yin Sun and Gemaco(card manufacturer) are co-defendants.

December, 2016: Phil Ivey loses the case and is ordered to repay the Baccarat winnings.


A final thought...I hope Phil Ivey understands that the UK Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case so they can clarify certain aspects of UK gaming law which are of significant public importance. The irony of this case is that the edge sorting techniques he and his colleague used are easily preventable if the casinos had taken basic game protection measures. In any case, it will be a nice payday for the lawyers.