You can demand anything you like, but you'd have to have an attorney review this waiver to determine what you waived. Hope your dogs get well soon.

Whether you can pay it over time is between you and the casino.

Since you are seeking legal advice, not simply information, you'll have to consult a licensed California attorney who does this sort of work. These...

Probably. You should also report this to the Nevada Bar.

Legal advice is not free, and since this is not your case, nobody is going to give you legal advice. Your pal may qualify for a public defender, so...

Help him or her retain an attorney. Other than that, nothing. Advice - do not become involved in someone else's criminal case.

Yes you can be sued. No, there's no jail time.

If you have no idea what to do, hire an attorney OR use all of your free time learning New York civil procedure, court rules, etc., to defend the...

Can you? Sure. Should you? No, most emphatically no, you should not. You know your business. You know, presumably, how to own a building. You don't...

As a very broad general rule, the answer to your "can I keep it" is yes. However, details matter, and this is not the place to get bankruptcy...