‘Incredible challenges’: When COVID hit, Massachusetts courts found themselves in new territory MassLive.com 6 hrs ago Steph Solis, masslive.com Supreme Judicial Court Justice Serge Georges Jr. sat inside the John Adams Courthouse and pressed an attorney, Joshua Garick, to explain the alleged discrepancies in payout rules for blackjack. A gambler claimed a Massachusetts casino ripped off its customers by paying out less than it should for blackjack winnings by a factor of 6 to 5 instead of 2 to 3. Garick, who would normally be standing in court to address the judge, stood in front of a white wall in his home as he made his rebuttal, with pictures framed on a wall behind him.