BS: man sued betting shop cos he lost

Subject: BS: man sued betting shop cos he lost
From: GUEST,jOhn
Date: 12 Mar 08 - 07:06 AM

a man tried to soo betting shop for 2 million quid that he lost on betting.he lost his case.

if you bet and lose, you shouldent bet no more, not soo them!

Subject: RE: BS: man sued betting shop cos he lost
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 12 Mar 08 - 07:10 AM

What a chancer that guy is! If he wanted to waste £2 Mil, I could have helped him out.

G

Subject: RE: BS: man sued betting shop cos he lost
From: GUEST,PMB
Date: 12 Mar 08 - 07:38 AM

There's a precedent: the Lloyd's "Names" (independent insurance underwriters - i.e. betting - on a tax scam) lost vast amounts of money in the 1990s, sued for it back, and won.

Subject: RE: BS: man sued betting shop cos he lost
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 12 Mar 08 - 07:58 AM

Well you can never count out a strange court decision in your favour. A few years ago in Nova Scotia a fast food outlet was sued by someone who fell through the roof during a break-in attempt. The court awarded to the plaintiff, so you never know............
I suppose a suit is just another gamble that has its winners and losers.

Subject: RE: BS: man sued betting shop cos he lost
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 12 Mar 08 - 08:17 AM

Lloyds ?

G

Subject: RE: BS: man sued betting shop cos he lost
From: Ernest
Date: 12 Mar 08 - 08:26 AM

And then there is the story about the man who had his cigars insured against fire. After smoking them he sued the insurance company for the money - and won.

Shortly thereafter he was sentenced to prison for malicious arson.

Subject: RE: BS: man sued betting shop cos he lost
From: GUEST,Jon
Date: 12 Mar 08 - 09:16 AM

Story here

"He [the judge] ruled that although the company failed to take "reasonable steps" to stop Mr Calvert from telephone gambling, Mr Calvert's "pathological gambling" would still probably have led to his financial ruin.

In summary of his ruling the judge said: "William Hill's failure to take reasonable care to exclude him from telephone gambling... did not therefore cause Mr Calvert any measurable financial or other loss."

Subject: RE: BS: man sued betting shop cos he lost
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 12 Mar 08 - 10:22 AM

The Lloyds names case is not particularly meaningful on the merits. The ruling had to do with procedures only, as I read the article.

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: BS: man sued betting shop cos he lost
From: Celtaddict
Date: 12 Mar 08 - 11:29 PM

Here in Connecticut I just read a story about a compulsive gambler suing the large casino nearby because they did not stop the gambler from losing large amounts of money.
In an ideologically related lawsuit, a couple of years ago, a teenager was drunk and riding on the hood (or roof) of a moving car; the car went near the police station. The teen fell and suffered a severe head injury, and his parents sued the police for not stopping him from doing something stupid and dangerous.
The same depressing story, of people who do not accept responsibility for their own mistakes, AND of people who think any mishap may be their chance to become rich.