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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
A federal judge has dismissed a $20 million racketeering lawsuit against seven casinos by a former New York City attorney who said they had a duty to stop her from gambling. In a ruling issued Friday, U.S. District Judge Renee Bumb wrote that Arelia Margarita Taveras failed to support her claim that gambling was a hazardous endeavor worthy of special protections. "Playing blackjack, roulette or the...
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Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
Atlantic City, NJ - A federal judge has dismissed a $20 million racketeering lawsuit against six Atlantic City casinos by a former attorney who said they had a duty to stop her from gambling. U.S. District Court Judge Renee Bumb on Friday dismissed the lawsuit brought by Arelia Margarita Taveras, a former attorney from Queens, N.Y. [...]
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arelia | 03/28/2008
PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: In New York : Julia/Barbara (212) 928 - 6422 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE In Minnesota : Sara Pray (608) 334 - 6057 GAMBLING ATTORNEY SENDS MESSAGE TO CASINOS "THE PARTY'S OVER!" IN YOUTUBE VIDEO Former attorney Arelia Margarita Taveras, after commencing a $20 million dollar lawsuit against major gaming casinos in Atlantic City and Las Vegas , tells casinos, "The Party's
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Abovethelaw.com (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Today's Lawyer of the Day is, in blackjack parlance, "a natural" -- utterly unbeatable. From the New York Post : A crooked Queens lawyer who bottomed out at the blackjack tables to the tune of $1 million is trying to recoup her losses and then some with a $20 million lawsuit blaming seven casinos for her downward spiral. Arelia Margarita Taveras, 37 - who represented victims' families in both the...
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Independent Sources (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
37-year old Arelia Margarita Taveras is an attorney with a serious ethics problem. She also has a gambling problem and lost her law practice, her apartment and her parents’ home, and she owes the IRS $58,000. Worse, she dipped into clients’ escrow accounts when she needed money and still faces criminal charges over that. Fortunately [...]
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Andymatic (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
She’s a lawyer. Arelia Margarita Taveras says she was even allowed to bring her dog, Sasha, to the blackjack tables, sitting in her purse. But her gambling spun out of control: She said she would go days at a time at the tables, not eating or sleeping, brushing her teeth with disposable wipes so she didn't [...]
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Bitten and Bound (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
37-year-old Arelia Margarita Taveras, a former attorney and media commentator, has filed a $20 million racketeering suit against six Atlantic City casinos and one in Las Vegas. Taveras, who lost her law practice, her apartment, her parents’ home and still owes the IRS $58,000, says the casino staff should have recognized that she had a [...]
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Gadling (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
Filed under: Business , United States , Nightlife , Consumer Activism That's the plan of one woman who lost up to $1 million while gambling in casinos in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. Arelia Margarita Taveras, a successful lawyer who turned into a compulsive gambler, has filed a $20 million lawsuit against six casinos, alleging that their employees should have recognized her as a gambling addict and...
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Gothamist (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
A Queens native who once made $500,000 as a New York City lawyer is now suing a number of Atlantic City casinos for $20 million , claiming they didn't notice her gambling addiction. Arelia Margarita Taveras owes $1 million from her gambling losses, but thinks the casinos enabled her. Taveras, who represented victims' families in the World Trade Center attacks and Flight 587 crash , grew up in Corona,...
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Innisfree (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
Its called self-responsiblity, Ms. Taveras... She was an ambitious lawyer and TV commentator who starting going to Atlantic City casinos to relax and soon was getting high-roller treatment that included limousines whisking her to the resort. Arelia Margarita Taveras said she was even allowed to bring her dog, Sasha, to the blackjack tables, sitting in her purse. But her gambling spun out of control:...
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Raw Story (Free subscription) | 03/08/2008
She was an ambitious lawyer and TV commentator who starting going to Atlantic City casinos to relax, and soon was getting high-roller treatment that included limousines whisking her to the resort. Arelia Margarita Taveras says she was even allowed to bring her dog, Sasha, to the blackjack tables, sitting in her purse. But her gambling spun out of control: She said she would go days at a time at the...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/08/2008
She was an ambitious lawyer and TV commentator who starting going to Atlantic City casinos to relax, and soon was getting high-roller treatment that included limousines whisking her to the resort. Arelia Margarita Taveras says she was even allowed to...
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WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New Yor (Free subscription) | 03/08/2008
She started out as an ambitious lawyer and TV commentator who got to know the staff in Atlantic City casinos, and soon limousines were whisking her to the resort for the high-roller treatment. Arelia Margarita Taveras says she was even allowed to bring her dog, Sasha, to the blackjack tables, sitting in her purse. But her gambling spun out of control.
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arelia | 03/28/2008
PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: In New York : Julia/Barbara (212) 928 - 6422 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE In Minnesota : Sara Pray (608) 334 - 6057 GAMBLING ATTORNEY SENDS MESSAGE TO CASINOS "THE PARTY'S OVER!" IN YOUTUBE VIDEO Former attorney Arelia Margarita Taveras, after commencing a $20 million dollar lawsuit against major gaming casinos in Atlantic City and Las Vegas , tells casinos, "The Party's...
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ridiculous
ridiculous that the casinos be held liable for this. and this is coming from someone who runs a gambling addiction website (http://gamblinganon.blogspot.com)....
martman - (not a member) - 10/28/2008