Keith Hawkins thought he’d hit the jackpot. Nearly three years ago, he bought almost $60,000 worth of decades-old poker chips from the short-lived, long-shuttered Playboy Hotel and Casino in ...

According to a ruling from the New Jersey Appellate Division, Keith Hawkins was attempting to cash 389 gaming chips, with a value of more than $59,000, that he had bought online.

The panel ruled April 1 that Keith Hawkins cannot cash in $59,500 worth of chips because they were “pilfered” by an employee of a company that was supposed to destroy them.

Caribou Coffee did not respond to requests for comment. Keith Hawkins, who is Black, founded the Color of Coffee Collective in 2021 to combat the lack of diversity and equity in specialty coffee.

According to a ruling from the New Jersey Appellate Division, Keith Hawkins was attempting to cash 389 gaming chips, with a value of more than $59,000, that he had bought online.

Keith L. Hawkins, 63, of Carlsbad, New Mexico and formerly of Muleshoe, went to be with Jesus, Sunday, September 15, 2024, in Lubbock, Texas. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, ...