ROYAL DISPUTE RESOLVED

On July 11, the Player in the now-infamous Royal dispute voluntarily subjected himself to a polygraph test arranged by Jay Cohen, The General, and myself.

The player was asked two SIGNIFICANT questions, namely:

1. On June 12, 2005 or any time in the month of June, did you place any bet of any kind with Royal Sports?

-- The Player responded 'No.'

2. Did The Shrink or The General try in any way to get you to lie against Royal Sports?

-- The Player responded 'No.'

The findings of the polygraph expert, John Balard (below) show that the player LIED in his response to question #1.

The findings also show that the player told THE TRUTH in question #2.

In this case, my final judgment is IN FAVOR OF ROYAL SPORTS and no monies are owed to the Player.

Summary:

In all of the years I have handled disputes, I have never been involved in any that were as complicated and confusing as this. The Player was convincing, consistent and adamant that he was telling the truth. He stated all along that he never placed any bets with ROYAL SPORTS in June and maintained the position that ROYAL SPORTS owed him twenty thousand dollars.

On the other hand, ROYAL SPORTS stated that the Player was fabricating this story, and Royal provided online AUDIO tapes that clearly sounded like the Player's voice placing the bets.

So why didn't I immediately rule in favor of ROYAL?

As everyone knows, ROYAL SPORTS had a past history of occasionally slow paying clients. Clearly, this is not the industry standard. Had ROYAL this issue not been present, I'd have never brought in a Polygraph Expert for assistance and I would have ruled immediately in favor of ROYAL-- end of story.

Furthermore, ROYAL never sent me the original copy of the tapes that I asked for. According to one Voice Expert I called upon, he stated that the original tapes were mandatory in order to have them dated and time stamped for authenticity.

Ironically, when I discussed this case with another upper tier sport books in our industry, I told them that had they provided the type of evidence ROYAL had done, I'd have never asked them for these tapes. Interestingly, this other upper tier book responded back by saying, "we'd have INSISTED on sending them to you."

To conclude, I extend my deepest and most sincere apologies to ROYAL SPORTS for dragging them into this fiasco and subjecting them to an unwarranted degree of scrutiny unprecedented in this industry.

It is my sincere hope that the management of Royal Sports will forgive me this trespass and remain cooperative in future endeavors to shed light on disputes if they arise again.

All I ever wanted throughout this ordeal was to find out THE TRUTH.

To my fellow gamblers, sports books and posters, I am a PLAYER ADVOCATE first and foremost. I did every-thing in my power to fight for a player I believed in.

I was DUPED!!!

However, I did whatever I could to seek for veracity and although it took time, I believe justice has been served.

I know that ROYAL SPORTS offered to compensate this player for this slow payment, but I don't believe ROYAL should pay him a penny. This would set a bad precedent to others who may have been slow paid. Also, seeing how this player dragged both ROYAL and myself though the mud and back, I once again rule in favor of ROYAL NOT TO PAY him another penny.

Post Edited (THE SHRINK) : 7/12/2005 2:12:17 PM (GMT-4)

SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1John Ballard

2414 Front Street, Suite 13
San Diego, CA 92101 - 1439

PI 005843
Investigations & Polygraph
Telephone: 619/ 234-7700

July 11, 2005

Ken Weitzner (AKA: The Shrink)
E-Mail:  HYPERLINK "mailto:[email protected]" [email protected]

Pursuant to your request, I administered a “Vertical” Polygraph Examination to:
David Jeremy WXXXX Age 34 DOB: XX-XX-XX Photo ID: CDL# XXXXXXXX

Test Procedures, Chart Analysis, Evaluation & Scoring

The “relevant” Issues in this Polygraph Exam were “tested” by asking & recording the Examination Questions & Answers on each of 3 separate Examination Charts.

Each Chart was then carefully Analyzed, Evaluated and Scored, using the Backster Zone Comparison-son Technique; which “numerically scores” the differences in Reaction /Lack of Reaction between Relevant Questions (Code #33, #35) and Control Questions (Code # 46, #47, #48).

* See Attached: Chart Scoring & Scoring Ranges


Relevant Questions (Code #33, #35) Answers & Results


#33 On June 12, 2005, or any time in June, did you place any bet of any kind with Royal Sports ? No.

Conclusion: FAILED with a Score of -12 (Failing for 3 Charts is -7 and below.)
Opinion: NOT TRUTHFUL when answering Relevant Question # 33.



#35 Did The Shrink or The General try in any way to get you to lie against Royal Sports ? No.

Conclusion: PASSED with a Score of + 7 (Passing for 3 Charts is +4 and above)
Opinion: TRUTHFUL when answering Relevant Question # 35.


John Ballard
Polygraph Examiner


Chart Scoring & Scoring Ranges

To: Ken Weitzner (AKA: The Shrink)
From: John Ballard, Polygraph Examiner
Re: David J. Weiss Polygraph Examination 07-11-05

“Vertical” Chart Scoring

Chart # 1 # 33 # 35

Cardio - 2 + 1
GSR 0 0
Breathing - 2 + 1

Chart # 2

Cardio - 2 + 1
GSR - 2 0
Breathing - 1 + 2

Chart # 3

Cardio - 1 0
GSR - 1 + 1
Breathing - 1 + 1
___ ___
Totals: - 12 + 7


“Vertical” Scoring Ranges


Number of Charts Failing Inconclusive Passing

3 Charts - 7 and below - 6 to + 3 + 4 and above

RESUME
July 2005


FULL NAME: John Edward Ballard
AGE & DOB 60 yrs 02-09-45

BUSINESS: John Ballard Investigations & Polygraph
2414 Front Street, Unit 13, San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (619) 234-7700


OCCUPATION & Private Investigator
EXPERIENCE 32 Years - Specializing in Criminal Defense & Civil Court Cases

Polygraph Examiner
28 Years - Specializing in Criminal Defense & Civil Court Cases
Conducted 3,000 + Polygraph Exams for Private Attorneys;
Public & Alternate Public Defenders; Private Businesses & Persons
Testified as Qualified Polygraph Expert in Superior Courts



WORK / CHARACTER REFERENCES:

Practicing Attorneys Peter J. Hughes, Esq. Michael Marrinan, Esq.
Kerry Steigerwalt, Esq. James F. Pokorny, Esq.
Michael D. McGlinn, Esq. Joseph Milchen, Esq.
Alex Landon, Esq. Howard Frank, Esq.
Fred U. Hammett, Esq. Nicholas N. De Pento, Esq.

Officials / Experts William D. Mudd, Judge Frank Brown, Judge
Federico Castro, Judge Melinda J. Lasater, Judge
Robert May, Judge Allan J. Preckel, Judge
John S. Einhorn, Judge Frederick Link, Judge
John S. Meyer, Judge Patricia Robinson, PCC Director


EDUCATION

San Diego State University Bachelor of Science Degree (1967)
Western State University - College of Law 63 Units Completed (1974)
Officer Candidate School - US Army Commissioned Officer (1969)


SPECIALIZED TRAINING Intelligence Officer Courses, USA and Vietnam
Backster School of Lie Detect

Post Edited (TOW) : 7/12/2005 3:54:28 PM (GMT-4)