Man: I killed gambling boss because casinos cheat

ktul ^

[LouAvul]

Mark Magee walked into the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort last year with a grudge and a gun. He believed the casino - like the 10 others in Atlantic City - cheats gamblers by electronically manipulating the outcome of table games like roulette and craps.

And because of that, he felt, someone needed to die.

Monday morning, Magee admitted in court that he fatally shot Ray Kot, a veteran shift manager at the Taj Mahal, whom he knew from regularly gambling there.

[LouAvul]

A compulsive gambler blaming the casino manager for his losses? Go figure.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Casinos stay in business by taking your $$. DUH.

[KarlInOhio]

The house edge in roulette is 5.26%. They need to cheat like the Boston Celtics need to cheat playing a grade school baseketball team.

[dfwgator]

Big Jim’s been drinkin’ whiskey
And playing poker on a losin’ night
Pretty soon, Big Jim starts a thinkin’
Somebody been cheatin’ and lyin’
So Big Jim commences to fightin’
I wouldn’t tell you no lie
And Big Jim done pull his pistol
Shot his friend right between the eyes

[eastsider]

Someone’s SOL.

[TankerKC]

Casinos stay in business by taking your $$. DUH.

True, but do you know how many folks don't fully realize that. I never hear anyone talk about losing money in Vegas, but those casinos were built with someone's money.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

I have noticed that as well. Every one I know who goes to Vegas returns a winner.

[Navy Patriot]

This whiner POS could easily prevent being cheated (as if casinos need to cheat on table games), simply don't gamble, it works every time.

Hang the creep.

[stefanbatory]

it was the mafia’s money from NYC...:P

[mbynack]

Buddy Hacket said that, “Every day hundreds of people come to Las Vegas with a system to beat the casinos and every day they build a new casino.”

[bandleader]

Talk about your”Poor Losers”!!!

[TheRealDBear]

Yeah, and if prayer really worked, Las Vegas would’ve closed down years ago.