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Gamblers may pay for using faulty slot machine

#1

Article:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19852812/

Quote from article:

"A decision on whether to bring criminal charges could come in a couple of weeks, said John Colin, chief deputy prosecutor for Harrison County. He said "criminal intent" may be involved when people play a machine they know is faulty.

The casino said some of the gamblers returned the money after the casino contacted them."

Linda Boyd Wrote:

Here's a case where you would have been better off without your slot card. Don't know how a casino would locate people if they couldn't ID them through their player's card. That's one reason why I see bringing charges against players as problematic.

Similar case several years ago when a tech made a denomination mistake on a machine--players received 80 credits for $20 on a machine that was supposed to be quarters, but turned out to be dollars. Nobody was prosecuted. Linda

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#2

Article:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19852812/

Quote from article:

"A decision on whether to bring criminal charges could come in a

couple of weeks, said John Colin, chief deputy prosecutor for
Harrison County. He said "criminal intent" may be involved when
people play a machine they know is faulty.

The casino said some of the gamblers returned the money after the

casino contacted them."

Linda Boyd Wrote:

Here's a case where you would have been better off without your

slot card. Don't know how a casino would locate people if they
couldn't ID them through their player's card. That's one reason why I
see bringing charges against players as problematic.

Similar case several years ago when a tech made a denomination

mistake on a machine--players received 80 credits for $20 on a
machine that was supposed to be quarters, but turned out to be
dollars. Nobody was prosecuted. Linda

The issue of whether or not to prosecute was debated on Fox News
about 10:00 this morning.

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Linda Boyd" <maggie2194@...> wrote:

#3

You can get id'ed by facial recognition, another possibility is camera
tracking of your license plate. Under the new fed guidelines, casinos
are supposed to be building a database of customers. These days they
can probably also trace the money.

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "mickeycrimm" <mickeycrimm@...> wrote:

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Linda Boyd" <maggie2194@> wrote:
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> Article:
>
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> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19852812/
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> Quote from article:
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> "A decision on whether to bring criminal charges could come in a
couple of weeks, said John Colin, chief deputy prosecutor for
Harrison County. He said "criminal intent" may be involved when
people play a machine they know is faulty.
>
> The casino said some of the gamblers returned the money after the
casino contacted them."
>
> Linda Boyd Wrote:
>
> Here's a case where you would have been better off without your
slot card. Don't know how a casino would locate people if they
couldn't ID them through their player's card. That's one reason why I
see bringing charges against players as problematic.
>
> Similar case several years ago when a tech made a denomination
mistake on a machine--players received 80 credits for $20 on a
machine that was supposed to be quarters, but turned out to be
dollars. Nobody was prosecuted. Linda
>

The issue of whether or not to prosecute was debated on Fox News
about 10:00 this morning.