A family is suing the Wynn Las Vegas after one of their relatives died while playing a slot machine. [Image: Shutterstock.com]

The accusations

A family is suing the Wynn Las Vegas casino resort after one of their relatives died while playing a slot machine. The lawsuit contains seven counts, including gross negligence, wrongful death, and negligent training.

It alleges that employees did not “reasonably assess” if the 74-year-old woman needed emergency medical help after she collapsed. The plaintiffs are seeking special damages of more than $15,000, as well as unspecified punitive damages.

staff didn’t access the defibrillator quickly enough to stop the woman from going into cardiac arrest

Billie Sakkab was by herself playing a slot machine at the casino during the property’s Super Bowl viewing party in February 2022 when the incident occurred. The complaint claims that staff didn’t access the defibrillator quickly enough to stop the woman from going into cardiac arrest and dying.

A busy day

The deceased’s widower filed the lawsuit in the Clark County District Court, while three other family members are also part of the legal action. It explains that the woman was a regular customer at the Wynn Las Vegas and a part of the company’s rewards program.

Billie Sakkab was a global traveler who lived in Las Vegas for about 15 years. She married her husband in 1971 and they had two children.

She accepted an invitation to attend a Super Bowl party on February 13 last year. The complaint says that the various employees on the casino floor and the video surveillance personnel did not reasonably assess the situation after Sakkab collapsed. It also claims the property should have been more prepared for any potential medical incidents as there were more people than usual at the casino due to the Super Bowl party.

Time will tell

Staff at the casino called the emergency medical services at 5:54pm and an ambulance arrived at 6:03pm. Billie Sakkab was pronounced dead at the hospital at 6:47pm. It is unclear at what time she actually collapsed.

the company will respond in court and “present a full picture of this unfortunate incident”

A spokesperson for the casino emailed a statement on Friday to the Las Vegas Review-Journal regarding the lawsuit. They claimed that the company will respond in court and “present a full picture of this unfortunate incident.”