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New Jersey Casino Suing Gamblers Who Won $1.5 Million, Blames Unshuffled Decks of Cards
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| 8/21/12
| ALYSSA NEWCOMB
Posted on 08/21/2012 8:05:12 PM PDT by Justaham
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To: Justaham
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posted on
08/21/2012 11:55:30 PM PDT
by
ketelone
To: Justaham
Its New Jersey! Unfortunately, the casino will win.
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posted on
08/21/2012 11:55:52 PM PDT
by
Lockbar
(I promise to move fire-wood twice a day.)
To: Justaham
Case dismissed. Shuffle next time, casino.
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posted on
08/22/2012 12:00:39 AM PDT
by
dinodino
To: Justaham
I’d say “tough luck” to the casino. They won 41 hands and no one at the casino noticed? Not buying it.
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posted on
08/22/2012 12:28:01 AM PDT
by
newzjunkey
(Election night is 75 days away.)
To: Justaham
The people running this casino are idiots as they missed out on a good PR opportunity. People would have flocked to their casino hoping for similar luck and the casino would have quickly made up their losses and then some with all the extra business. Instead, nobody is going to want to play there because they will be afraid of being sued if they win.
To: Justaham
state gaming odds must be fair for both sides.Bwahahahahaaaaa....that is too funny.
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posted on
08/22/2012 4:59:11 AM PDT
by
MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
(Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
Courts have invalidated slot machine "jackpot" winnings, due to software errors. In these cases, the gamblers had no way of knowing they were gambling on a "flawed" machine. Even so, the courts ruled in favor of the casino, though it could be argued that the casino hadn't practiced "due diligence" to insure the slot machines were defect-free.
In this case, the casinos are going to argue that the gamblers recognized that there was a pattern of cards being dealt and SHOULD HAVE notified the casino.
Given the history of these court cases, I have a feeling that the casino may very well win.
Don't get me wrong, I think that the casinos should be FORCED to pay out the winnings in all cases, as long as no cheating by the gambler is proven, including in the cases of "software errors."
Mark
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08/22/2012 6:57:40 AM PDT
by
MarkL
(Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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