"thunder" wrote in message
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On Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:34:32 -0800, Tim wrote:

On Dec 9, 9:29 pm, Tim wrote:
On Dec 9, 9:21 pm, Wayne.B wrote:

On Wed, 9 Dec 2009 11:27:05 -0800, "Steve B"

To a casino a "cheat" is someone who manages to leave with more money
than they came in with.

This guy obviously didn't "cheat"

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/...n5924641.shtml

"Now he has filed a civil suit, claiming casino staff regularly plied
him with alcohol and painkillers in order to keep him gambling. Casino
rules and state law both say anyone who is visibly intoxicated should
not be allowed to gamble."

And it seems like it's always somebody elses fault.

*If* Harrah's broke the law, there isn't much difference between them and
a conman swindling some little old lady. You'll note Wynn's banned him
because of compulsive drinking and gambling. That's a responsible
business. Harrah's, on the other hand, intimidated their employees into
breaking the law. I doubt Watanabe will win the case, but IMO he does
have a case that should be heard by a judge.

Harrah's in Las Vegas (I have residences there) has a PSA that comes on to
tell out of control gamblers where to get help. They just do things
differently when they actually have a live "whale" at the tables. It's a
CYA thing.

Steve