What do you think about the gambler who lost 500k at the casino and is now suing because he is saying he lost all that money due to the fact that they served him alcohol when he was already drunk?

This has been talked about on the radio for the past few days. A gambler, who lost $500,000 at a casino, is suing because they served him alcohol (obviously so he would gamble more) while he was already drunk.

This is what casinos do – they serve people drinks while they’re gambling so that the gamblers loosen up and gamble away more money. The lights, the sounds of the machines, the pretty girls who serve the drinks, no windows, no clocks, – it’s all part of the package to get people in, and spending and not leaving.

On the other hand, bars and other places who serve alcohol are not supposed to serve alcohol if the drinker is inebriated or appears inebriated. If someone was drunk and just came from a bar, and was in a car accident, the bar tender could be held liable. Is this any different? (I am not sure – I haven’t thought about it that much yet)

Let me say that I am not a gambler and I am really not a drinker. The last time I went to Las Vegas, I spent $7 on gambling. I know people who gamble and they lose a lot. I have studied gambling as an addiction, and for that reason, I try to avoid it (there are certain addictive things about it and I would rather not get hooked). It does nothing for me, and I know it ruins families. However, I am not saying I blame the casino, either, on this one.

If someone sues, who knows what direction the Judge will rule. I am also aware that people can and do sue for all kinds of things, frivolous and not so frivolous. I am putting it out there for Fluther to discuss.

I am guessing the gambler will lose, because if he wins, it will open the flood gates for other gamblers to sue for similar reasons. However, I have not thought too much about it, and am not too strongly opinionated on it in either direction, so I want to see what the Collective has to say.