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MAN SUES VEGAS CASINOS FOR MILLIONS

The retired doctor, Max Wells, kept coming back, the lawsuit says — and kept losing money. By the fall of 2005, Wells had lost $7 million, the lawsuit says. By January, another $7 million.

Wells, 55, wants his money back. (Emphasis mine)

I’m thinking of a Russian phrase…

My favorite part of the article though is:

His lawsuit, filed Friday, says the drug company didn’t warn patients that Requip could cause compulsive behavior. And it cites a 2005 Mayo Clinic study that documented 11 Parkinson’s patients who developed compulsive gambling habits while taking Requip or a similar drug called Mirapex.

Then a few paragraphs later: The lawsuit says the casinos should have been aware of the Mayo study, which Thomas said was heavily publicized in Las Vegas last summer.
Yah.

“I didn’t know, but the casinos did!”

Lawyers.

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