Woman sues casino that didn't cut her off
The Associated Press
Published on: 03/09/08
DEL.ICIO.USThe Associated Press
Published on: 03/09/08
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.
Arelia Margarita Taveras says she was even allowed to bring her dog, Sasha, to the blackjack tables, sitting in her purse.
 Maragarita Taveras/via AP |
| As a lawyer and TV commentator who got to know officials in Atlantic City casinos, Arelia Taveras' gambling got out of control and she lost nearly $1 million. |
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.
She says her losses totaled nearly $1 million.
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."
Experts say her case will be difficult to prove, but it provides an unusually detailed window into the life of a problem gambler.
"It's like crack, only gambling is worse than crack because it's mental," said Taveras, 37, a New Yorker who now lives in Minnesota. "It creeps up on you, the impulse. It's a sickness."
She lost her law practice, her apartment, her parents' home, and owes the IRS $58,000. She said she even considered swerving into oncoming traffic to kill herself.
In interviews with The Associated Press, Taveras admitted she dipped into her clients' escrow accounts to finance her gambling habit. She was disbarred last June, and faces criminal charges stemming from those actions, but is trying to work out restitution agreements in order to avoid a prison term.
Her lawsuit names Resorts Atlantic City, Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort, the Tropicana Casino Resort, the Showboat Casino Hotel, Bally's Atlantic City, as well as the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
The casinos deny any wrongdoing, maintaining in court papers that Taveras brought her problems on herself. Casino representatives either declined to comment for this report or did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
Last month, a judge dismissed the Trump casinos, the Tropicana, Showboat and Bally's from the lawsuit on technical grounds, but allowed Taveras to refile the suit against them by April. The suit remains in effect against Resorts and MGM because its allegations against them were more specific.
Joe Corbo, president of the Casino Association of New Jersey, said casino workers undergo extensive training on spotting problem gamblers and referring them to help, including a self-exclusion list the state maintains. Gamblers can voluntarily bar themselves from casinos, either for a few years or for life. While they're on the list, casinos cannot solicit them.
Dan Heneghan, a spokesman for the state Casino Control Commission, said 663 people are on the list.
"This can be a delicate situation, and it comes down to an individual's personal responsibility," Corbo said. "We can only suggest that they receive assistance and provide information how they can obtain help, but it is up to them to commit to seek it."
Paul O'Gara, an attorney specializing in Atlantic City gambling issues, said it will be difficult for Taveras to prove that the casinos knew she had a problem but ignored it.
"How are you supposed to know whether this was a woman who was just having a good time, or had money and was just lonely, as opposed to someone who couldn't control themselves?" he said.
Arnie Wexler, the former head of the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey, estimates there are 5 million problem gamblers in the United States, with 15 million at risk of becoming compulsive.
"Hers is not a rare case, believe me," said Wexler, who says he had a gambling problem. "This is the most powerful addiction you can have without putting something into your body. You remember your first big win, and you think 'Hey, I can do this again; I can get it all back.'"
As a young lawyer, Taveras made a name for herself representing the families of victims of American Airlines Flight 587, which crashed in New York City's borough of Queens in November 2001, killing 265 people.
Her practice had 400 clients and earned her $500,000 a year. She appeared on TV and radio to discuss legal issues, wrote a guidebook for women dealing with deadbeat dads in the court system, titled "The Gangsta Girls' Guide To Child Support," and was a regular contributor to Hispanic culture Web sites. In 2000, the New York Daily News named her one of "21 New Yorkers to Watch in the 21st Century."
As an escape from the seven-day-a-week pressures of her law practice, she started going to Atlantic City to unwind in September 2003.
During one five-day gambling jag at Resorts in June 2005, Taveras says, she existed on nothing but orange juice and Snickers bars that the staff gave her. On the fifth day, she said, a dealer told her to go home because she appeared exhausted and unable to keep track of her cards.
Taveras spent nearly a year in clinics to treat her gambling addiction. She filed her lawsuit last September, representing herself, and is now working at a telephone call center in Minnesota.
"Everybody says 'You gambled and you enjoyed yourself, then lost your money and now you want it back,'" Taveras said. "They think gambling is fun. It isn't, believe me. Not when you get like I did."
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By CN Barrett
March 9, 2008 3:24 PM | Link to this
Stupid btch. How the fck does she think that anyone is to blame for her asinine stupidity other than herself? Now she is going to waste taxpayers’ money and the court’s resources pursuing a bullsh*t law suit. She has already shown that she is not fit to serve as an officer of the court. She should be permanently disbarred and pay the court for all expenses incurred by her brain dead law suit, both to the courts and to the casino.
Stupid c*nt.
By juliecnh
March 10, 2008 7:08 AM | Link to this
There are some of us that actually know how to control our urges and can gamble for pleasure without going into debt. I am SOOOOO sick of idiots that have no self control attempting to restrict my pleasures. I can have a drink without becoming an alcoholic and I can spend a night at the slots without ruining my life. No one but her is responsible for her irresponsible behavior. No one chained her to the tables. GO AWAY and STOP WASTING TAXPAYER MONEY fighting stupid lawsuits such as this one.
By juliecnh
March 10, 2008 7:15 AM | Link to this
It’s interesting that this woman also stated that she considered swerving into traffic to kill herself. Did she consider the fact that she also could have killed other innocents? Sounds like a self-absorbed fool with no self control. Certainly should not be an attorney with that kind of attitude and lack of self discipline. She needs a keeper. GO AWAY with your idiot lawsuit.
By Missie Callummer
March 10, 2008 8:35 AM | Link to this
Can she say “1-800-Gambler”!
By Shananigans
March 10, 2008 10:35 AM | Link to this
What a sad story. I think she has every right to sue. Now, if you all will excuse me, I’m going to go spill some piping hot McDonalds coffee in my crotch.
By Rob
March 10, 2008 10:39 AM | Link to this
ahahhahhahah, DUMMY. This is whats wrong with our country. I have a gambling problem, but instead of taking responsability myself, I will blame someone else. Ahahahhahahahah, what an IDIOT. Man people are stupid. Thats lawyers for ya!
By Gumby
March 10, 2008 10:40 AM | Link to this
Lost a million so now she deserves $20 million. Interesting math. I like throwback jerseys. My wife says I have way too many. Maybe I should sue Mitchell and Ness.
By Nina
March 10, 2008 10:40 AM | Link to this
Does anyone accept personal responsibility in this country anymore? It’s always someone else’s fault. No wonder why the next generation of kids are such spoilt, pampered brats!
By LauryT
March 10, 2008 10:43 AM | Link to this
It takes a special kind of stupid to do what this woman did…. then attempt to sue for it. This sort of lawsuit shouldn’t even be allowed to go to court. The most worriesome part was her statement that she considered swerving into oncoming traffic to kill herself. Obviously she cares nothing for the other people she’d surely kill as a result. Permanent disbarrment and a nice padded room somewhere should be in her future.
By pffft
March 10, 2008 10:43 AM | Link to this
now if she had gambled for 4 days straight and been up 1 million, did they have a duty to kick her off the tables too? and if she did would she have sued for not being able to continue winning. sour grapes, enjoy them honey, you earned them
By cjack
March 10, 2008 10:43 AM | Link to this
only in America!
By mike
March 10, 2008 10:43 AM | Link to this
She says the casinos should have recognized that she had a problem and made her stop. Yeah, right. You know what would have happened if they had done that? She would have sued them for that. Dumb_ss.
By cjack
March 10, 2008 10:44 AM | Link to this
Only in America!
By L Colbert
March 10, 2008 10:44 AM | Link to this
To CN Barrett, I agreed with you in concept, but not words. Why do men always call women disrespectful names to prove their point? If she was a man, you would call him an idiot, stupid, dumb, etc. You would not call him “Stupid Dck”.
Back to the story. She is really selfish and stupid. I think she wants to win a lawsuit so that she can get more money to gamble!
By trina
March 10, 2008 10:47 AM | Link to this
This is what is wrong with America, we have to many people here that blame everyone else for their problems, and they never want to take responsibility for their own stupid actions. This is a waste of court time and money. I gamble and know my limit, everyone does, some people just chose to ignore it. I hope the casinos turn around and sue her for wasting their time and money on lawyers.
By Huff
March 10, 2008 10:50 AM | Link to this
Bytch please.
By Bill B
March 10, 2008 10:51 AM | Link to this
This story reminds me of a movie out in thev 80’s., I believe it was called “Lost in America.” In that movie, the main character tries to convince Las Vegas Casino owners that they should give back the money his wife lost, claiming sho really didn;t know what she was doing. Guess what? They didn’t give back the money.
By John Q. Public
March 10, 2008 11:04 AM | Link to this
This woman is what is wrong with America.
By John Q. Public
March 10, 2008 11:04 AM | Link to this
This woman is what is wrong with America.
By Kes
March 10, 2008 11:09 AM | Link to this
This woman is trying to hide behind the fact that she not only lost her house but her parents and stole from her clients. She knew what she did was wrong and she thought that one last flip of the cards would solve all her money problems. Guess what? She was wrong and now she wants them to pay her because she made by choices. Put me on the jury, I’ll make sure SHE pays the casino’s back for fraudulent prosecution.
By Trick
March 10, 2008 11:23 AM | Link to this
Would she be giving the money back if she had won $1M?
By Producer
March 10, 2008 11:27 AM | Link to this
Why swerve into traffic? A bullet would be easier and less painful, you whiny b**ch! Do us all a favor and as the Nike slogan says, “Just Do It.”
By steve
March 10, 2008 11:29 AM | Link to this
Everybody is a victim these days. I think it started with the tobacco companies. People have known that smoking was bad for them chose to smoke anyway and then sued the tobacco companies for their health problems later in life. This woman chose to gamble her life away and now wants to sue the casinos for not babysitting her.
How about a class action lawsuit against McDonald’s? They should notice our waistlines and stopped serving us french fries instead of allowing us to get fatter.
By ttown one
March 10, 2008 11:29 AM | Link to this
Can we start suing Playboy now? Casinos don’t exist because “EVERYONE WINS”. Jeeze.
By Wow
March 10, 2008 11:31 AM | Link to this
Does she really think things like “She said she even considered swerving into oncoming traffic to kill herself.” will generate sympathy? She could have killed innocent people with her selfish act.
She better not win anything in this lawsuit!
By Cody
March 10, 2008 11:33 AM | Link to this
She should put her “big girl” panties on and deal with it! If you’re old enough to go in the casino…then you’re old enough to deal with the responsibilities of your actions.
By lucylilac
March 10, 2008 11:33 AM | Link to this
pffft…I agree with you 1000 percent. I can’t believe a judge is even allowing this frivolous lawsuit into the court. She’s suing to get money so she can work out a restitution deal with the clients she embezzeled from. She’ll probably end up in jail for that before her lawsuit even gets on the docket..
By Cody
March 10, 2008 11:36 AM | Link to this
She should put her “big girl” panties on and deal with it! If you’re old enough to go in the casino…then you’re old enough to deal with the responsibilities of your actions.
Guess she’s never heard of Gamblers Anonymous????
By GODAWGS
March 10, 2008 11:36 AM | Link to this
One of these days I am going to sue someone for something stupid. Everyone else is doing it.
By Cody
March 10, 2008 11:37 AM | Link to this
She should put her “big girl” panties on and deal with it! If you’re old enough to go in the casino…then you’re old enough to deal with the responsibilities of your actions.
Guess she’s never heard of Gamblers Anonymous????
By Producer
March 10, 2008 11:41 AM | Link to this
Steve, you can bet the lawsuit against McDonald’s will be coming sooner than you or I want. The smokers who sued the tobacco industry a few years ago don’t deserve a G*med dime either! These weak people make me sick!
By ttown one
March 10, 2008 11:53 AM | Link to this
oh wait, she is an ambulance-chasing lawyer. That explains it.
She has to blame someone else for her problems. It’s the 21st Century and this is America: SHE IS THE VICTIM, SHE DID NOT KNOW WHAT SHE WAS DOING (sarcasm).
Why do we fight for a country and defend our country if it is falling apart from the inside? Trial lawyers, the reason why our justice system is so F-d up and the reason why insurance premiums are at an all-time high.
By ann carver
March 10, 2008 1:54 PM | Link to this
i would like to remind the people with negative comments on here that the drug dealer get arrested for supplying people addicted on drugs get arrested and the tobbacco companies have been sued for adding more chemicals to make you addicted to smoking.its about time someone sued casinos they are suppose to pay attention to people that are addicted to gambling.and those who gamble and arenot addicted it can happen just wait and see.
By funtime
March 10, 2008 2:53 PM | Link to this
Is she kidding?
Was she chained to the table or held at gunpoint?
I think she is watching too much “boston Legal” and thinks a payday ia awaiting her.
Dream on
By lol
March 10, 2008 3:38 PM | Link to this
I’m going to Vegas in a few months, its nice to know that when I lose some money I can sue the casino to get it back.
By Maurice
March 10, 2008 5:28 PM | Link to this
CN Barrett said it best, this woman took stupid to a whole new level.
By Tellin It Like It 'Tis
March 10, 2008 5:36 PM | Link to this
Ah Well. The trials of life seem to have grabbed her by the throat. I don’t suppose that out of all the dollars and cents she “threw away” that she won anything?
By MICHELLE
March 10, 2008 6:12 PM | Link to this
My boyfriend is a recovering gabmler and is one of the 600 people in the state of New Jersey.
He just celebrate his one year anniversary free from gambling.
Gamblng is an illness that few people understand.
BUT it is her illness to own. She has to take responsibility for what she did.
My boyfriend has owned up to his responsibilty and acted upon it.
I am so proud of him.
I hope this lawsuite gets thrown out of court.
We all need to take resonsibility for our actions.
By MICHELLE
March 10, 2008 6:13 PM | Link to this
My boyfriend is a recovering gabmler and is one of the 600 people in the state of New Jersey.
He just celebrate his one year anniversary free from gambling.
Gamblng is an illness that few people understand.
BUT it is her illness to own. She has to take responsibility for what she did.
My boyfriend has owned up to his responsibilty and acted upon it.
I am so proud of him.
I hope this lawsuite gets thrown out of court.
We all need to take resonsibility for our actions.
By michelle
March 10, 2008 6:18 PM | Link to this
Correction to above…
My boyfriend is one of the 600 people on the self exclusion list.
He has chosen to be one of the 600 who the casinos cannot solicit.
Yes- they make it easy to become addicted…. wining and dining, free rooms, special lines, gifts….but one still has to take responsibility.
Good luck to all those who still suffer from this disease.
By md
March 10, 2008 6:59 PM | Link to this
This comment is for “CN Barrett” The only bullsh*t I smell around here is you! You don’t have a clue how the states and casino’s work, and have no clue what it is like to a compulsive gambler, the only one brain dead around here is you!
By JT
March 10, 2008 9:02 PM | Link to this
I hope she wins
By JT
March 10, 2008 9:02 PM | Link to this
I hope she wins
By andy
March 11, 2008 3:56 AM | Link to this
to l colbert: if it had been a man, people would probably be calling him “stupid a**hole”. i’m sure cn barrett’s choice of words was not intended to be sexist, but rather to emphasize that this woman is the stupidest of the stupid.
to md and jt: please surrender your social security cards and leave this country asap. it’s people like you that make this an expensive place to live. if you’re unwilling to take responsibility for your own actions, move somewhere where you’re not expected to.
By Steve ONeill
March 11, 2008 9:20 AM | Link to this
Doesn’t Orange Juice and Snickers for 5 days give you really BAD GAS? I can’t imagine how bad she smelled, after 5 Days at the Tables with no Shower, and cutting those Snicker Farts all Day long. She needs a course in Basic Hygiene and Nutrition. How can a woman this Stupid pass the Bar Exam? It’s time for the States to Upgrade their Bar Exams. My DOG has more Brains than her. It’s no wonder that she is such a FAT PIG. She needs to be Nuttered and Spayed like an Animal.
By Steve ONeill
March 11, 2008 10:05 AM | Link to this
Casinos prey on people like her who have low Self Esteem and NO friends. Her weak personality type, is their target Customer. Casinos wine and dine and provide Limo Service and FREE Dinners and Hotel Rooms for these weak people, to make them feel like a KING or Queeen for a week. Casinos even provide these High Rollers and Whales with Naked Show Girls, or Guys, in their rooms, to get them to stay at the Casino, until they lose their Fortunes. She fell for their Spider Web Trap 100 %
By Art
March 13, 2008 12:28 AM | Link to this
Some casinos have trained employees to recognize problem gambling behavior. If the casinos in question have trained employees who did not intervene (assuming she has a gambling disorder), then that is negligence. I’m not for or against the woman, and I don’t know her motives so I am not judging her. But whatever her motives, if she can prove that trained employees (assuming they were trained) either missed, or ignored, her signs and symptoms, a new chapter will be written in the legal manuals
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By Colleen S.
March 19, 2008 11:41 AM | Link to this
I can’t believe the number of immature, foul, comments on this subject. With only one exception, do I hear any of you that have a clue about what compulsive gambling is. (Look it up in the DSM-IV) If your mother, sister, spouse, daughter, had an addiction (alcohol, gambling, drugs) would you be swearing at her and degrading her? If she passed out at a bar would you serve her another drink? The lawsuit, justified or not, brings a serious illness to public attention. Vulgar commentary does nothing
By Fmr Gambler
March 19, 2008 4:30 PM | Link to this
I see the last comment is one of the only serious and understanding comments here.
Gambling is a serious DISEASE. Look up the millionare retired doctor that lost 14 million in 10 months after he became a compulsive gambler because of the Parkinson’s medication her took. There are documented studies regarding this medication.
This addiction, which involves the brain dopamine system, is stronger than opium to the genetically dispositioned gambler. I know, I lost over 100,000, spent days.
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By alpha dog
May 15, 2008 5:29 PM | Link to this
Hey, Arelia is very cute. She could work off some of that debt with the ex-Governor of N.Y.!
By wanda grizzard
May 18, 2008 5:02 PM | Link to this
I would like to share some experiences I had. I have been to Atlantic city played in Bally’s. I would love to get all my money back. What should be done is our government obtain all names and address from these gambling casions, and make them pay us all back. If this doesnot happen then why is she being treated with special favor, and justice.I sit up 3 days and played nothing to eat just drinking tea. She states she stated up 5 days well with that type of money who would not have.
By wanda
May 18, 2008 5:11 PM | Link to this
To contuine, the ganbling halls are not in our favor they are for the house and just look at these places it sure isn’t built of winners. There should be something done in America to stop this from happening it is a serious problem and why are we not stopping it? It is like war we are the enemy and the gambling halls are the world wide war winners. The battle has been won by the house gambling halls. She has self control just like everyone. Stop the gambling in AMERICA pass that on to congress
By Chris Banzet
June 26, 2008 10:22 PM | Link to this
THE TABLES TURNED isn’t it Ironic that a woman lawyer who is known for a book where she is expecting dead beat dads to pony up to their RESONSIBILITIES is now asking the courts to remover her from hers. No way!! I hope they throw the book at her and that people realize when you are an adult, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS!!! - Grow Up America!! No wonder our children can’t mature properly, look at the examples we give them!!! To somehow portray her as a victim, ridiculous!!
By Liza
August 18, 2008 11:24 AM | Link to this
Suing the casinos is not the solution to the problem, the problem is recognizing that gambling for 5 days straight is a problem. I would gather to say that she must have been aware that something was not right, and being a person use to conducting research, should of starting doing some research on gambling. Gambling is a serious addiction, and like most addiction, the person needs intervention to become aware of the problem. The casinos workers could not stop her addiction.
By Rob
September 16, 2008 4:16 PM | Link to this
I’d like to sue the lotteries to get back what I lost to them ALL GAMBLING SHOULD BE ILLEGAL ALONG WITH ALCOHOL
By By Suellen
October 26, 2008 5:54 AM | Link to this
Obviously most people that have made a comment have never been addicted to anything. I myself a Registered Nurse became addicted to gambling after the death of my dog. I have a sister that spent 44,000.00 in 2004 in 2 weeks. That was before I developed the addiction to gambling. I would chastise my sister and call her stupid, and irresponsible. Don’t cry over spilt milk, ” As father would always tell all of his 7 children,”. Two months ago I spent well over $9000.00 gambling in three weeks.
By By Suellen
October 26, 2008 5:55 AM | Link to this
Obviously most people that have made a comment have never been addicted to anything. I myself a Registered Nurse became addicted to gambling after the death of my dog. I have a sister that spent 44,000.00 in 2004 in 2 weeks. That was before I developed the addiction to gambling. I would chastise my sister and call her stupid, and irresponsible. Don’t cry over spilt milk, ” As father would always tell all of his 7 children,”. Two months ago I spent well over $9000.00 gambling in three weeks.
By By Suellen
October 26, 2008 5:57 AM | Link to this
Obviously most people that have made a comment have never been addicted to anything. I myself a Registered Nurse became addicted to gambling after the death of my dog. I have a sister that spent 44,000.00 in 2004 in 2 weeks. That was before I developed the addiction to gambling. I would chastise my sister and call her stupid, and irresponsible. Don’t cry over spilt milk, ” As father would always tell all of his 7 children,”. Two months ago I spent well over $9000.00 gambling in three weeks.
By By Suellen
October 26, 2008 5:59 AM | Link to this
Obviously most people that have made a comment have never been addicted to anything. I myself a Registered Nurse became addicted to gambling after the death of my dog. I have a sister that spent 44,000.00 in 2004 in 2 weeks. That was before I developed the addiction to gambling. I would chastise my sister and call her stupid, and irresponsible. Don’t cry over spilt milk, ” As father would always tell all of his 7 children,”. Two months ago I spent well over $9000.00 gambling in three weeks.
By By Suellen
October 26, 2008 5:59 AM | Link to this
Obviously most people that have made a comment have never been addicted to anything. I myself a Registered Nurse became addicted to gambling after the death of my dog. I have a sister that spent 44,000.00 in 2004 in 2 weeks. That was before I developed the addiction to gambling. I would chastise my sister and call her stupid, and irresponsible. Don’t cry over spilt milk, ” As father would always tell all of his 7 children,”. Two months ago I spent well over $9000.00 gambling in three weeks.
By By Suellen
October 26, 2008 5:59 AM | Link to this
Obviously most people that have made a comment have never been addicted to anything. I myself a Registered Nurse became addicted to gambling after the death of my dog. I have a sister that spent 44,000.00 in 2004 in 2 weeks. That was before I developed the addiction to gambling. I would chastise my sister and call her stupid, and irresponsible. Don’t cry over spilt milk, ” As father would always tell all of his 7 children,”. Two months ago I spent well over $9000.00 gambling in three weeks.
By yalady08
December 5, 2008 4:43 AM | Link to this
Just by me visiting this site I realize that there are other people out here that I can relate to. My Auntie is a compulsive gambler and it has resulted in her being put in jail. I Know that my auntie is sick and it’s a shame that people are so selfish that they can’t see that people have sicknesses that need to be address. Apparently she had some type of problem if she went from making $50,000 to almost nothing a year. She abandoned her entire family for the casino. That make no sense.
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By Anonymous
March 13, 2009 3:24 PM | Link to this
Her claim of 20mln dollars is ridiculously high but for the rest she is right. Casinos are monstruous institutions that wreck people and live from them.
At the cards tables I’d say 50% is addicted, at the one-arm bandits 80%.
Casinos are criminal insititutions wrecking people health and financial well-being. About time somebody stops them.
By Joe
April 4, 2009 1:24 PM | Link to this
I wonder how many of the comments blaming the woman and referring to the double standard argument of personal responsibility come from those within the industry or those who have no expereience of a gambling problem and hence are not in a position to comment? Self exclusion is there to protect problem gamblers from themselves and the gambling industry need to be held legally liable to the gambler where the operator has negligently or deliberately failed to enforce the self exclusion. Period.
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