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

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