Scuffle between female customer and security at Bally's poker room

A scuffle broke out in the poker room at Bally's Lincoln Casino & Resort in Lincoln, Rhode Island, on Saturday. A woman got into a physical altercation with security guards.

The video shared by poker player Rob Kuhn begins with the woman yelling at security staff. A man who identifies himself as her husband tries to persuade her to leave the room. The woman keeps cursing at both her husband and the staff, and insists on staying in the room. The reason for the dispute is unclear. The woman also demands that security camera footage be reviewed regarding some matter.

Tension escalated when the woman shoved a female security guard. Security staff took the woman to the floor and subdued her. A nearby player can be heard saying, "This is insane." The woman was later removed from the property.

Some social media users who watched the video asked why the chairs in the room carried the Maverick Gaming logo. One player wrote that the company had partnered with Bally's to rebrand the Lincoln poker room. Maverick is reported to have run into financial trouble in recent months, buying back properties after lenders moved to close some casinos.

Fights in poker rooms are nothing new. In November 2025, Maurice Hawkins faced off with another player in an underground private game. In 2024, a player was knocked unconscious at Red Rock Casino when tension turned violent. In 2023, Italian player Michele Nizzardelli was disqualified from a European Poker Tour event for fighting with a player he had eliminated.