Casino under suit for stupid mistakes

A US man has sued a casino in Columbus, Ohio, after he was robbed at gunpoint of thousands of dollars of blackjack winnings at his home. 29-year-old David Hayes says in a lawsuit two armed men entered his bedroom and demanded US$35,800. He says the Hollywood Casino Columbus should have paid him in a cheque and failed to keep his address and other personal information confidential. The casino argues Mr Hayes lost the money because of "his own negligence", which is not entirely true. The casino staff should at least offer to pay winnings via cheque or direct credit, that way Hayes wouldn't have to carry so much cash around. Also, the clerk shouldn't have written down information from his driving licence on a piece of paper and held it up for him to confirm - in a manner that would have allowed others to read the details. The casino deserves to be under suit for its stupid lapse in judgement. And speaking of poor judgement, Turkey's prime minister has threatened legal action against a UK newspaper for publishing an open letter criticising his handling of recent protests. Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the Times of "renting out its pages for money". Hollywood celebrities and academics were among those who signed the letter this week accusing Turkey's government of "dictatorial rule". It serves them right. They shouldn't have tried to develop on one of the last green spaces in Istanbul.