Obsessive gambler reverses the tables on casino bosses - 2004-02-27
A compulsive gambler who lost his business and attempted to commit suicide after running up big debts on casino blackjack tables and roulette wheels has finally hit the jackpot in Austria.
The country's Appeals Court decided that Christian Hainz should be reimbursed €499,729 ($806,000) by the bosses of two casinos where he claimed he lost up to €2.5 million in a three-year betting binge.
He argued that the casino had neglected to help cure his gambling habit, and should compensate some of his losses.
Read the full story at Sydney Morning Herald, Australia 
