Tough titties.
Can’t control your booze? Don’t go to casinos.
Johnston lives in Ventura and made his fortune in car dealership
Well that is no surprise....used car salesman are the worst.
MAN I been drunk before not this DRUNK LOL!
In 1991, the Sands sued him [Mr. Tose] for $1.23 million in gambling debts. He countersued, contending that the casino got him too drunk to know what he was doing. Eventually, the casino won. There was testimony from a cocktail waitress swearing that her job description was "to keep Mr. Tose's glass filled." A monogrammed glass, courtesy of the casino, which she kept filled with top-shelf scotch.In the end, he lost it all, by his estimate more than $20 million at Resorts International and $14 million at the Sands. In 1996, on his 81st birthday, Tose was evicted from his seven-bedroom Villanova mansion after losing the house in a U.S. Marshal's sale.
In 1999, he told a congressional hearing on compulsive gambling that his losses totaled between $40 million and $50 million. He spent his last years alone in a downtown hotel room after his home in Philadelphia's upscale Main Line district was confiscated for unpaid taxes. Mr. Tose died in his sleep in the hospice wing of St. Agnes Medical Center in Philadelphia on April 15, 2003. He was 88. No cause of death was released. An obituary by Dan Dunkin captured his life: "To put Leonard Tose's life in football terms, he threw on every down."
From Wikipedia.
In the old days the guy would have been found dead in the desert......
Wasn’t that the plot of an Albert Brooks movie? Except I think his wife blew their life savings.
I am sure he would have gladly returned his winnings if had won during his little drunk spell....
;-)
The former owner of the NFL’s Philedephia Eagles, Leonard Tose, tried the same strategy after losing big in Vegas. He claimed they got him drunk to keep him gambling and losing. He lost the case and had to sell his football team to pay his debts.
Reminds me of the guy who tried the same thing with the casino I worked at in Tahoe. I believe he came up with a different approach. Search You Tube for “Harvey’s Casino”. Interesting side note...Harvey Gross wanted to expand his casino, but the Planning commission turned him down. The damage to the building “just happened” to be in an area that, since he had to rebuild anyway he could now add his expansion. Just a coinkydink I’m sure.
Thats what happened to me in Vegas too. :-)
Good Luck on the lawsuit, buddy.
Casinos due sometimes get it wrong, however. I was playing craps at the Mirage in about 1996-ish. I only had about $250 dollars on a hot table and was $1,000 ahead. But the “shooter” had LOTS and LOTS of money out there across several numbers. When the table got hot, he started to let it ride. I would guess he had $2,000 total on his point bet (pass line) with odds and all. There was a lot of money on the table from a packed crowd. He hit his point again but allegedly the dice touched a dealers hand. (no one seemed to have seen that). They called for the shooter to re-throw. Folks were pretty upset about that and the pit boss came over. The pit boss backed the dealers. The shooter crapped out on the very next roll. Security had to be called because nobody would place bets or leave the table. Supposedly one patron called the Vegas PD (or something - they never showed up at the table). We stood there for about 40 minutes while they reviewed video. Several people left but I was enjoying the show. There was some discussion with what I assume were some casino VIPs. Then there were some chips that were given out to some of the players (not me, however), the table was closed and the crowd dispersed.
After asking the pitboss what just happened and getting the look I got, I decided not to pursue it any further. But I’ve always wondered what I missed. All I know for sure is that I lost about $250 on his craps roll and nobody offered me anything except an escort out of the casino (along with others).
Following this drunk’s line of reasoning, I would like to know for how much should the rest of us be able to sue all the winos, stoners, idiots and other miscreants who voted to re-elect BO?
Drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son.
Democrat?....
Hey jerk! why do you think they let the booze flow freely? So idiots like you can get soused and throw money around and feel big for a few minutes.
I’m glad you lost.
Shouldn’t have played drunk.
Should have stuck to blackjack. Or the slots.
I figure it'll cost him $5 mil. 10, tops.
Tough luck, Mr. Johnston. Big money players always get free drinks. You don’t think that is just a “thanks”, do you?