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Monday, March 10, 2008

Lady Sues for 20 million

Dude, I heard this story on the radio this morning and was laughing so hard but then decided it could be a great idea for a reality show/movie. I think it would be sweet!

Anyway here's the story and then I will explain my "reality show" idea.

"She lost nearly $1 million at Atlantic City's casinos, and now she wants them to pay.
Arelia Margarita Taveras says they had a duty to notice her compulsive gambling problem and cut her off.
She's suing six casinos for $20 million. Experts say it's a longshot.
Taveras said she was so addicted to gambling that she would go days at a time without eating or sleeping, brushing her teeth with disposable wipes so she didn't have to leave the table. Sometimes, she'd pass out.
The president of the Casino Association of New Jersey said casino workers undergo training on how to spot problem gamblers and refer them to help. But he said it's ultimately the individual gambler's responsibility to seek it."


Anyway, I figured that one dude made a bunch of money eating McDonalds everyday for a month so why not create a reality movie where a person spends a whole month (24/7) in a casino. He never leaves...he has to live on free drinks and free food that the casino provides. He never gets to see the light of day or a mirror or take a shower or anything. Also, he has to be gambling almost the whole time except for occasional naps in the corner. He will switch up his games from blackjack to craps to poker to keep the audience interested and do testimonials about how his feeling from one day to the next.

Then at the end of the month, he will sue the casino for BIG money as his movie is being shown across the nation. People will be outraged that the casino allowed this man to live in its casino all in hopes of making money off of him. Instead of gaining too much weight, he will have lost too much and because he hasn't showered or seen any natural light in 30 days, he will look crazy to the viewing audience. A healthy normal looking man in the beginning will look like some emaciated, frail old man 30 days later or he might look like the picture below.

What do you guys think? Blockbuster hit or straight to Blockbuster for rental only?

I need a good title though....so far I've only come up with "Super Jackpot Me." Any other ideas?


2 comments:

Unknown said...

Dude, that is a sweet idea! Can I please be the star of the show? TOD would actually be perfect for this show because he's already addicted to gambling and diet coke. You could call it "Sleepless in Ceasars" or "Survivor - Vegas" Maybe "Man vs. Casino" ?? Anyway I'm ready to pitch it to the Networks when you are homey......Just say when.

Dro said...

Man vs. Casino. That's the one. Let's do this!!!

And we got to have TOD be the guy. Right now he is clearly overweight but in a month at the casino living on Diet Coke, he will have lost at least 50 lbs.

He will be our own version of The Biggest Loser....in more ways than one!!!