Deck 16: Specialized Destinationscasinos, Theme Parks, Spas, and Condominium Hotels

Question 1

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.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

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

Answer 2

D

Question 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.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

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
B) Lack of probable cause
C) Duress
D) Unconscionability

Question 5

An employer may be able to avoid liability for sexual harassment if it takes appropriate remedial action.

Question 6

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.

Question 7

A better system in which winners share the total tasks minus a percentage paid to the management is otherwise called:

A) Pari-mutuel
B) Gambling commissions
C) A maritime law
D) A compact

Question 8

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

Question 9

The Jones Act applies to casinos on Indian reservations.

Question 10

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.

Question 11

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

Question 12

All casinos that are located on the water are bound by the Jones Act.

Question 13

The type of laws that apply to events occurring on boats on waterways is:

A) Infringement
B) Sovereign authority
C) Dram shop
D) Maritime

Question 14

Casinos are ensurers of their patrons' safety.

Question 15

Which of the following is not an illegal act to which casinos and/or their patrons are vulnerable?

A) Capping
B) Comping
C) Theft of big winners
D) Dram shop

Question 16

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.
B) The duty owed by a hotel is greater.
C) The duty owed by both are the same.
D) Neither owes a duty.

Question 17

The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act divides gaming into how many classes?

A) Three
B) Four
C) Five
D) Six

Question 18

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.

Question 19

If a state has passed laws that prohibit gambling, the state can enforce those laws on an Indian reservation located within that state.

Question 20

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

Question 21

The reason for the recent popularity of riverboat casinos is ____________________________________________________________.

Question 22

Some states prohibit _________________________ within the state.

Question 23

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.

Question 24

A casino cannot legally exclude card counters from playing blackjack.

Question 25

The development of casinos on Indian reservations was spurred by ____________________________________________________________________.

Question 26

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.

Question 27

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.

Question 28

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 _________________________.

Question 29

Gambling is highly regulated by the government.

Question 30

The person who administers spa services without the necessary ____________________ is considered illegal, and this will result in jail time.

Question 31

As a general rule, the law does not like to release a party from liability (wrongdoing) at a spa.

Question 32

A compulsive gambler is also known as a pathological gambler.

Question 33

A casino owner can avoid liability for sexual harassment by responding with ____________________ and reasonable calculated action to end the harassment.

Question 34

Numerous casino patrons who bet large sums of money will go to a bank for loans.

Question 35

Casino owners have no duty to inform patrons of the laws relevant to gambling.

Question 36

Probable cause is a defense to the tort of ______________________________.

Question 37

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.

Question 38

The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act is a federal law that was passed by Congress.

Question 39

Among the topics to be addressed by the National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission are ______________________________.

Question 40

_________________________ casinos are the result of laws that prohibit gambling on shore, but not out at sea.

Question 41

The legal duty owed by a casino to protects its patrons' safety is ____________________________________________________________.

Question 42

To enable a casino to timely respond to a patron in physical distress, the casino should ___________________________________________________________________.

Question 43

The difference between a trademark and a copyright is ___________________________________________________________________.

Question 44

Two remedies for copyright infringement are ________________________________________, ________________________________________.