A federal appeals court partially reinstated a suit against the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City by a banned patron who the casino claims was misusing slot machine payout vouchers—and who is representing himself.

While the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that plaintiff Nat Vaughn’s defamation claim and claims against Borgata owner, MGM Resorts International, were correctly dismissed, his public accommodation claims against Borgata were reinstated and remanded.