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1. Which of the following is not a defense a casino can use against a patron to collect money lent for
gambling in a lawsuit?
a.
Incapacity
c.
Duress
b.
Lack of probable cause
d.
Unconscionability
2. Which of the following accurately compares the duty owed by a casino to protect the safety of its
guests as compared to the duty owed by a hotel?
a.
The duty owed by a casino is greater.
c.
The duty owed by both are the same.
b.
The duty owed by a hotel is greater.
d.
Neither owes a duty.
3. Which of the following is an example of false imprisonment?
a.
A guest who is lodging at a casino hotel fails to pay the hotel bill.
b.
A casino refuses to pay on a bet because of suspicious circumstances.
c.
A casino detains a bettor based on the manager’s guess that the patron was using fake
coins in a slot machine.
d.
A supervisor continually makes sexual innuendos about an employee.
4. Which of the following is not an illegal act to which casinos and/or their patrons are vulnerable?
a.
Capping
c.
Theft of big winners
b.
Comping
d.
Dram shop
5. The type of laws that apply to events occurring on boats on waterways is:
a.
Infringement
c.
Dram shop
b.
Sovereign authority
d.
Maritime
6. Which of the following best describes sovereign immunity?
a.
It is the authority given to state governments to regulate gambling.
b.
It is the authority given to Native Americans to regulate their own internal affairs on
reservations.
c.
It is the authority given to a captain of a gambling riverboat.
d.
It is the right of an employer to discipline an employee who engages in sexual harassment.
7. Which of the following was one of the goals of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act?
a.
Prohibit gaming on Indian reservations
b.
Prohibit gaming on riverboats
c.
Balance the interests of the states in regulating high-stakes gambling and the interests of
Native Americans in preserving their authority to govern reservations
d.
Legalize gaming in states that do not have Indian reservations
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8. The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act divides gaming into how many classes?
a.
Three
c.
Five
b.
Four
d.
Six
9. A better system in which winners share the total tasks minus a percentage paid to the management is
otherwise called:
a.
Pari-mutuel
c.
A maritime law
b.
Gambling commissions
d.
A compact
10. Many theme parks attract large numbers of visitors on a daily basis. Which of the following best
describes reasonable crowd control?
a.
Limiting the number of visitors that can enter a theme park at a given time based on family
size
b.
Increasing admission prices on known high-volume days at the park
c.
Closing popular rides at peak times to detour crowds
d.
Erecting small barriers or decorative fencing that separates existing patrons from those
patrons that are next in line
11. Theme parks with roller coaster rides should alert potential riders to anticipated risks. They should
note or post the following:
a.
No smoking, eating, or drinking on the roller coaster
b.
No tank tops, hats, or sunglasses to be worn on the roller coaster
c.
You must be in moderate, good, or excellent health to ride the roller coaster
d.
You can be pregnant to ride the roller coaster
12. Most spas offer both manicures and pedicures. To prevent customers from contracting a fungus during
treatment, a spa should:
a.
Inform patrons that they proceed at their own risk for such treatment
b.
Ensure that manicure and pedicure tools are sterilized after each use
c.
Have each customer sign a waiver of liability prior to manicures and pedicures
d.
Both A and C
1. A bettor who borrowed money from a casino to gamble and is a compulsive gambler can use that
condition as a defense to a lawsuit by the casino to collect the loan.
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2. Casinos are ensurers of their patrons’ safety.
3. In a trademark infringement case, the court will consider, among other factors, the extent to which
customers of the trademark owner and alleged infringer overlap.
4. An employer may be able to avoid liability for sexual harassment if it takes appropriate remedial
action.
5. A gambler who suffers large betting debts after being served drinks by a casino when he appeared
intoxicated can avoid payment of the debt because of the casino’s violation of the dram shop act.
6. The Jones Act applies to casinos on Indian reservations.
7. All casinos that are located on the water are bound by the Jones Act.
8. If a state has passed laws that prohibit gambling, the state can enforce those laws on an Indian
reservation located within that state.
9. The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act is a federal law that was passed by Congress.
10. For gaming on a reservation to be legal, the type of gaming involved must be permitted by the state for
some purpose by some person or organization.
11. Casino owners have no duty to inform patrons of the laws relevant to gambling.
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12. A casino cannot legally exclude card counters from playing blackjack.
13. Gambling is highly regulated by the government.
14. Numerous casino patrons who bet large sums of money will go to a bank for loans.
15. A compulsive gambler is also known as a pathological gambler.
16. As a general rule, the law does not like to release a party from liability (wrongdoing) at a spa.
17. The process of administering a massage necessarily involves close personal contact between the
massage therapist and client and therefore requires that both parties remain fully clothed.
18. Tanning booths are sometimes included at spas. A tanner usually lays nude in the tanning booth.
Therefore all tanning rooms are not to have any doors with windows.
1. Among the topics to be addressed by the National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission are
______________________________.
2. Probable cause is a defense to the tort of ______________________________.
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3. A casino owner can avoid liability for sexual harassment by responding with ____________________
and reasonable calculated action to end the harassment.
4. Some states prohibit _________________________ within the state.
5. _________________________ casinos are the result of laws that prohibit gambling on shore, but not
out at sea.
6. The person who administers spa services without the necessary ____________________ is considered
illegal, and this will result in jail time.
7. Theme parks often sell season passes, allowing the holder free admission. The passes customarily
include ____________________ and ____________________ that form a contract between the park
and the pass holder.
8. Other types of amusements and attractions that can result in liability if the facility fails to exercise
reasonable care in maintenance and operation include _________________________ or
_________________________.
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1. The development of casinos on Indian reservations was spurred by
____________________________________________________________________.
2. The reason for the recent popularity of riverboat casinos is
____________________________________________________________.
3. Two remedies for copyright infringement are ________________________________________,
________________________________________.
4. The difference between a trademark and a copyright is
___________________________________________________________________.
5. To enable a casino to timely respond to a patron in physical distress, the casino should
___________________________________________________________________.
6. The legal duty owed by a casino to protects its patrons’ safety is
____________________________________________________________.
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