Legal Opinion
Rahmani v. Resorts International Hotel, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided September 8, 1998No. CIV. A. 98-205-APublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
In this unusual diversity case, a Virginia plaintiff hopes to use her home state’s laws against gambling to help her recover from New Jersey casinos the large gambling losses she incurred there. Plaintiff Najia Rahmani alleges that defendants Boardwalk Regency Corporation (“Boardwalk”) and Resorts International Hotel, Inc. (“Resorts”) induced her to travel to New Jersey and squander her money in their casinos. She further alleges that her acceptance of such inducements created a contract between the parties, but that these contracts were void as a…
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