My understanding is, when the casino makes a mistake that financially
benefits players, it's usually too bad for the casino. The casino would have to
prove that the players knew that there was a problem, that the players knowingly
took advantage of the problem (and the burden of proof would be on the
casino--a nearly impossible burden to meet), identify the particular players, qua
ntify the amount each player made from the error, catch the players involved,
and finally, prosecute them. Their only real hope would be to offer to NOT
prosecute the players involved in exchange for getting their money back. I
think it is doubtful that this would be worth the time and legal expense for the
casino, even if it cost them half a mil.
One possible exception might be if only a very few players were involved,
and collected most of the booty. In that case, it might be worth the casino's
while to go after that small group.
And I'll bet there is a slot tech who is out of a job, or maybe worse!
Brian
PS: We always talk about how great TITO is. In this case, without TITO, the
casino would probably have only been taken for a few thousand dollars, due to
the red flag caused by super-frequent hopper fills and hand pays. TITO is
usually great for both the players and the casinos, but in this case, the
players benefited and the casino lost big time!
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In a message dated 8/4/2006 10:57:46 PM Pacific Standard Time,
missdeuces@yahoo.com writes:
I am not sure if they will ever be able to get that money back.
Probably a lot of people did not even realize it but even if they
did - how can the casino prove the players knew it and took
advantage of the casino? Caesars is probably better off writing off
than spending time and money trying to track down all these
players.
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