May 15, 2008 2:39 PM EST

Former NBA player and popular TV analyst Charles Barkley will face criminal charges if he doesn’t repay a $400,000 gambling debt to the Wynn Las Vegas casino, the Associated Press reported on Thursday.

“We’re in the process of sending Mr. Barkley notice that we’re considering filing a criminal complaint,” Clark County District Attorney David Roger said. “He’ll have an opportunity like anybody else to make restitution to the hotel.”

Via AP