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UrbScotty

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Fri Mar 7, 2014, 05:41 PM Mar 2014

Man sues casino for letting him gamble away $500,000

A California businessman is suing a Las Vegas casino for letting him gamble away half a million dollars while drunk.

"Playing on credit is out of the ordinary for Mr. Johnston in the first place. Drinking to point of intoxication is out of the ordinary for Mr. Johnston," said his lawyer Sean Lyttle.

Mark Johnston says he was blackout drunk when he visited the Downtown Grand back on Super Bowl weekend.

His lawsuit claims the casino loaned him money and kept serving him drinks, even though it was very obvious he was drunk, which is against Nevada law.


http://www.wwmt.com/shared/news/features/national/stories/wwmt_businessman-sues-casino-over-drunken-gambling-spree-7018.shtml#.Uxo8mS-PIdU
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Man sues casino for letting him gamble away $500,000 (Original Post) UrbScotty Mar 2014 OP
I suppose he has some sort of evidence that they got him black-out drunk, then he madinmaryland Mar 2014 #1
Bet he wouldnt be suing if he had won. Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #2
Fool + Money = Parted. nt Javaman Mar 2014 #3
Hey... what I do when I'm blackout drunk is none of my business! Initech Mar 2014 #4

madinmaryland

(64,920 posts)
1. I suppose he has some sort of evidence that they got him black-out drunk, then he
Fri Mar 7, 2014, 07:40 PM
Mar 2014

might have a chance. Without actual evidence that he had a blood alcohol level 3-4 times the legal limit and that it was the casino that served him enough drinks to get him in the state, then I think it's probably a weak case, but what the hell, he did lose a half a million.

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