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Originally Posted by cstreit

The Gambler Who Blew $127 Million - WSJ.com

"During a year-long gambling binge at the Caesars Palace and Rio casinos in 2007, Terrance Watanabe managed to lose nearly $127 million.

The run is believed to be one of the biggest losing streaks by an individual in Las Vegas history."

"In a civil suit filed in Clark County District Court last month, Mr. Watanabe, 52 years old, says casino staff routinely plied him with liquor and pain medication as part of a systematic plan to keep him gambling."

They never did this to me. Sheesh, I blew $200 at the poker table in an hour there last time out and I didn't get so much as a 'lude for my troubles. Clearly I'm doin' it wrong.

There was a guy from Pennsylvania a few years ago with a similar lawsuit. They would send a helicopter to pick him up and kept him drunk to keep gambling. I think he actually won something. Don't know how much I agree, but if you were a bartender plying your know drunks/alcoholics and they plow into a tree on the way home....isn't there some responsibility on the part of the bartender?