First, re: Bob: He was playing with his wife's card in the machine.
Hitting that Jumbo Jackpot was not dependent on the player's identity, it was
dependent on being the lucky person who bet the dollar which triggered the
pot. It wouldn't have mattered one iota whether it was his card or
Shirley's.
Second, re Jean: Oh, what a dangerous thing it is to have a little
knowledge. Fraud? Organized crime ring? Obviously the comment was made by
someone who has little knowledge of how things really happen in large casino
tournaments - something with which I've become thoroughly familiar in the
past couple of years. Splits, chops, and player-to-player agreements are the
rule, not the exception. It happens in poker tournaments, it happens in my
blackjack tournaments - and it obviously happens in slot tournaments, too.
The smart player will be in some sort of agreement with others because it
greatly lowers the variance for everyone, particularly in heavily
top-loaded prize lists. Not only are the casinos aware of this, but some even
openly encourage it by offering "chops" to final table players. Fraud?
Hardly. Perhaps it would be, if those players were conspiring to unfairly
dominate the prize list with multiple cashes, or to sway the results by
collusion. Not the case for Brad's splitting his big win at Caeser's.
- Brian in MI
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emailscot wrote:
Bob wrote about assuming his wife's identity when hitting the Jumbo
Jackpot. Jean also bragged about her identity fraud and organized crime ring.
Four players assumed one identity to qualify and win Caesar's $500,000 slot
tourney. Why aren't these sleazeballs in jail?
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