Posted on 01/13/2019 5:27:13 PM PST by lowbridge
After a mix-up at MGM National Harbor, one jackpot winner had to leave without her cash.
Cynthia Obie won thousands on a slot machine at the Prince Georges County casino but when the casino took down her Social Security number incorrectly, she lost it all.
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Following regulations, before handing her the cash, MGM staff took her ID and personal information.
But they misread her Social Security number by one digit.
The person whose number they plugged into the database apparently owed the state of Maryland a lot of child support, and Obies winnings were immediately confiscated.
Im like no all of my daughters are grown Ive never paid child support. Im like this cant be right, she said.
By the time they realized the Social Security number error, it was too late. MGM says its now out of their hands, citing Maryland law.
A spokesman told FOX 5 that its up to Obie to follow up with the Gaming Control Agency.
(Excerpt) Read more at fox5ny.com ...
You make my point. There is nothing random about slot machines. They are designed to take your money a little at a time, not give you money. Indian casinos are especially bad because they are a sovereign nation.
The article?
Maybe one in twenty
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BS
Who is doing your "expert' analysis?
Just how did you come up with that questionable proclamation that "Freepers only read (the) first three words of the title"?
* From decades ago, at one point The Literary Digest the week before election day, reported that Alf Landon was far more popular than FDR.
At the same time, George Gallup conducted a far smaller (but more scientifically based) survey. Gallup correctly predicted Roosevelt's landslide victory. The Literary Digest soon went out of business.
Maybe these days someone at Gallup could kindly tell you that "Freepers" actually read MORE than the first three words of a title".
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Also you then add with all your ever-present certainty that maybe one in twenty FReeoers read the article".
We'll call you 'Carnac the Magnificent' from now on.
Casinos are heavily regulated. They just can’t give people money, even for a mistake. They will get the money, just not from the casino directly.
Yes, but headline writers cannot gin up more readership and clicks (and eeeevil profits) without making it seem like an injustice has been done, rather than a simple typo that will get corrected.
And it worked too. Kinda like calling it “Trump’s Shutdown” when the Democrats actually shut it down.
While I agree that this is what they should do, I wouldn't be at all surprised if they would be breaking the law by doing so. That's at least how the story read to me.
Depends upon where you are. I've seen up to 5 decks, and they shuffle when you're about a deck away from completing the stack. Counting cards is useless in such a circumstance unless there was a really unusual proportion of face cards frontloaded on the deck.
Maybe one in twenty
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BS Who is doing your "expert' analysis?
Just how did you come up with that questionable proclamation that "Freepers only read (the) first three words of the title"?
Also you then add with all your ever-present certainty that maybe one in twenty FReeoers read the article".
We'll call you 'Carnac the Magnificent' from now on.
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Thanks for your input. It is understandable.
However, I do not believe that your valid concerns about "liberal media hits" were those of the other poster. He was just casting his aspersions on many FReepers, which he does often.
Anyhow have a good day, and let's build a wall.
:-)
Unless the title interests me I dont read the article
But when I dont read I resist definitive comment and stick to just opinion
Exactly right as it should be too.
Hopefully she's not a TSA employee who has called in sick.
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