I seem to recall Leonard Tose suing some AC casinos saying they plied him with free liquour and attractive waitresses and it drove him to lose everything....including the Philadelphia Eagles, his father\'s trucking line, and other things. What I do not recall is the outcome of the suit (and it may have ended with the plaintiff\'s death prior to judgment, although perhaps the estate could have continued the action).
Chuckles_the_Clown2 Wrote:
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> In this country, a Pub or Tavern cannot continue
> to serve a person that they know has reached the
> \"problem\" stage, due to foreseeable harm that may
> result. Depending upon the proofs of William
> Hill\'s knowledge, I\'m not so sure it\'s as big a
> stretch as it may first appear.
>
> I\'m thinking the gamblers lawyer, Anneliese Day,
> could have some right smart work Stateside if
> she\'d apply her creative representation to those
> lured into the \"Handicapping Contests\" that occur
> in this country. Here Casinos and Racing Entity\'s
> lure the unsuspecting public in with the promise
> of a pot o\' gold at the end of the rainbow. The
> entry fee is usually de minimis and the wagers are
> with monopoly money so no harm is done in the near
> term. In the end, one lucky person walks off with
> the pot. (The Pot Recipient never Repeats) and
> thousands of non winners are motivated to
> \"perfect\" their method using real money and losing
> real money in the hope of winning the ethereal Pot
> O\' Gold in coming crafted gatherings. It\'s a gig
> designed to encourage gambling. Even the rules
> encourage gambling and what is left in the wake of
> these contests is flotsam and jetsam.
>
> D. Farragut
>
> Boscar Obarra Wrote:
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> > My only comment.....I\'m waiting for the day one
> of
> > our trainers admits to making $75,000 a year at
> > the windows.
> >
> >
> > Compulsive gambler sues William Hill
> >
> > By Megan Murphy, Law Courts Correspondent
> >
> > Published: February 20 2008 19:09 | Last
> updated:
> > February 20 2008 19:09
> >
> > A compulsive gambler on Wednesday took William
> > Hill to court for allowing him to rack up
> millions
> > in losses in a test case that could force
> > bookmakers to police their own customers.
> >
> > Graham Calvert, a 28-year-old greyhound
> trainer,
> > claims he lost his wife, health and livelihood
> > after William Hill continued to take “obscenely
> > large’’ wagers from him even after he had asked
> > for his account to be closed.
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> >
> > He is seeking to reclaim £2m in gambling losses
> > incurred during a single six-month period, after
> a
> > series of disastrous bets – including a
> £347,000
> > punt on the 2006 Ryder Cup – drove him to ruin.
> >
> > The case centres on the extent to which
> bookmakers
> > are obligated to protect problem gamblers from
> > their own habit, and may set new industry
> > guidelines on “socially responsible’’ conduct,
> > lawyers said.
> >
> > Mr Calvert, who ran a successful greyhound
> > training business, told the High Court that
> prior
> > to 2005 he was a successful gambler, winning
> about
> > £50,000 per year on greyhound wagers.
> >
> > It was only when he began placing bets outside
> his
> > field of expertise that he ran into trouble and
> > began losing huge sums through increasingly
> > “frenzied’’ activity, he said.
> >
> > As his debts mounted in the summer of 2006, the
> > former trainer asked William Hill to freeze his
> > account under the company’s so-called
> > self-exclusion policy.
> >
> > Under the procedure – designed to monitor and
> > address gambling addiction – Mr Calvert’s
> account
> > was closed for six months, and he was barred
> from
> > placing telephone bets with William Hill.
> >
> > However, unable to tackle his addiction, Mr
> > Calvert instead turned to placing large cash
> bets
> > at William Hill shops, wagering more than
> £500,000
> > between July and December 2006.
> >
> > He also claims he was allowed to open a new
> > telephone betting account with the bookmaker by
> > using a different credit card, despite the fact
> > that he had been barred by several rival
> betting
> > chains.
> >
> > During that period, Mr Calvert lost about
> £2.1m.
> >
> > Mr Calvert’s lawyer, Anneliese Day, accused
> > William Hill of trying to squeeze as much
> profit
> > as possible from a known problem gambler.
> >
> > “What in fact occurred was that William Hill
> > actively monitored and manipulated the
> claimant’s
> > gambling disorder in order to gain as much
> revenue
> > for their business,’’ Ms Day told the High
> Court.
> >
> > William Hill denies wrongdoing and says that it
> is
> > not legally responsible for Mr Calvert’s
> losses,
> > given that he was an adult participating in a
> > lawful activity.
> >
> > The former greyhound trainer is awaiting trial
> on
> > unrelated firearms and drugs charges at
> Newcastle
> > Crown Court.
> >
> > The trial continues.
