Forgetting the old adage, "You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em," a man walked into a Las Vegas casino last Super Bowl weekend and promptly lost $500,000. Now, he's suing the Downtown Grand for more than $1 million plus attorney fees, saying they served him so much alcohol it affected his ability to function.
Mark Johnston admits he was inebriated when he stumbled into the casino, but says it was up to the Downtown Grand to keep him from going overboard. "They served me all the drinks," he told News 3 in Las Vegas. "They should have cut me off." Johnston says the casino also broke gaming regulations by allowing him to gamble while intoxicated. "At some point, that's my responsibility, but the unfortunate part about it for them is, they have a bigger responsibility than I do," he said.
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