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The of the foreign minister of Oman is suing a high- London casino for losing money at its gambling . Nora Al-Daher racked up a near-$3.5-million in the casino of one of London's most hotels, The Ritz. She blew the cash in just a few hours and then blamed at the hotel for not stopping her. The 50-year-old multi-millionaire insisted it was the casino's that she lost as they knew she had a gambling problem. She told the at the High Court in London: "I needed someone that night to tell me to stop playing and bring me to my . If I had been told to stop, of course I would have done so , but no one ever told me to stop or to think about my gambling."

Ms Al-Daher told the how she had arrived at The Ritz that evening already having lost a "" amount of money at other London casinos. The reached the High Court after The Ritz sued Ms Al-Daher for almost $1.5 million for her that had not been honoured. Al-Daher said she realised she had become a gambling in 1999 and then lost more than $10 million at The Ritz over the three years. Her lawyer told the court that casino urged her to lose money, saying: "Staff encouraged her when she was losing, saying, 'Anything for you, Princess Nora. We trust you. No . Relax. Don’t worry....The next time you will get your back'."

 
 

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