As children, we are expected to own up to our mistakes and learn from them. As adults, we learn to simply blame our idiot mistakes on someone else and palpate the legal system until a shitload of money flies out.

4 A Billionaire Sues a Casino Because He Sucks at Gambling

Real estate billionaire Harry Kakavas has a bit of a gambling problem. This is another way of saying that he threw down over a billion dollars at Australia's Crown Casino in the span of 16 months, leading us to wonder how he ever became a billionaire in the first place.

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The Crown spent the bulk of their winnings redefining the word "tacky."

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But Kakavas doesn't like to lose (despite how good he is at it) and decided to sue the casino for allowing him to gamble when they knew he had an addiction. The court soberly pointed out that his decision-impairing "gambling frenzy" lasted a year and a goddamned half, and at no point during that period was he dragged out of his home by a Crown employee and forced to play baccarat at gunpoint. Kakavas actually has a history of doing things like this -- back in 2006, he borrowed (and immediately lost) $1 million from a different casino that he was forced to pay back, and he has a similarly ridiculous relationship with Crown. Kakavas ultimately lost the case, but in fairness, considering his track record of legal squabbles with casinos, Crown's pit boss probably should've locked the doors the second they saw him pull into the parking lot.