Casinos: Player's loss of law practice, houses is her problem, not theirs
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - She was an ambitious lawyer and TV commentator who starting going to Atlantic City casinos to relax and soon was getting
high-roller treatment that included limousines whisking her to the resort.
But her gambling spun out of control: She said she would go days at a time at the tables, not eating or sleeping, brushing her teeth with disposable
wipes so she didn't have to leave.
Now she's chasing the longest of long shots: a $20 million racketeering lawsuit in federal court against six Atlantic City casinos and one in Las
Vegas, claiming they had a duty to notice her compulsive gambling problem and cut her off.
"They knew I was going for days without eating or sleeping," Taveras said. "I would pass out at the tables. They had a duty of care to me. Nobody
in their right mind would gamble for four or five straight days without sleeping."
The casinos denied any wrongdoing, maintaining in court papers that Taveras brought her problems on herself.
It's her own fault, but the casino could have stopped her a bit, I think. If she was passing out at the tables I don't see how the casino's
wouldn't do anything. But even if one casino told her to leave, she would most likely just go to another one, right? I would think. And there was
another quote which said the casinos don't know if a person has a problem, or just is having a good time. I think they could realize if a person is
having a problem. Staying at a table for days, not eating or sleeping, is not something people do unless they have a gambling problem.
