Hosting Nelly's birthday bash may have been a bad gamble for one Missouri casino.
The President Casino on the Admiral faces a possible $50,000 fine for allowing the rapper to flout state gaming laws when he visited last November.
The Missouri Gaming Commission proposed the fine on Thursday in response to allegations the riverboat casino didn't enforce a gambling cap on Nelly or his entourage.
In all, the casino broke 10 state laws and rules in giving Nelly & Co. the VIP treatment.
Nelly, real name Cornell Haynes Jr., boarded the Admiral last November for a late-night celebration that had been billed in advance as the "most spectacular private birthday party St. Louis has ever seen."
Fans were able to join the chart topper's private party at the President for $50, which benefited a local charity.
But in contrast to state law, Nelly's eight-member party posse allegedly did not receive electronic ID cards that would have limited them to withdrawing $500 in tokens every two hours. Missouri is the only state with the so-called "loss limit" laws, intended to discourage high-stakes gambling.
Later that night, Nelly sat down at a crap's table allegedly using the ID of an unknown woman. The dealer then made a new betting card for the rapper, as if he had just arrived.
But the "Hot in Herre" singer isn't liable for letting the good times roll because the casino is ultimately responsible for maintaining state gambling laws, according to the Gaming Commission.
A message left with Nelly's rep was not returned on Friday.
A spokesperson for the casino said they were looking into the matter and stressed that, whatever the outcome, no possible action would be taken against Nelly or any other guest.
The casino has 30 days to appeal the case while the state investigates the incident.