Posted on 03/30/2010 8:02:27 PM PDT by Fractal Trader
This is adding up to quite a few of these “Indian giver”cases now, isn’t it?
Finally, a reasoned response. Everything is on the odds and my guess is that there was a straight-forward malfunction of the system. The casino should do a bit more but I cannot imagine her winning a lawsuit.
See post 43.
This story is WOEFULLY incomplete. All the woman says is that a “light came on” on top of the slot machine. No word on what symbols she might have lined up, etc. A light coming on on top of a slot could simply mean she hit the change button or won a hand-paid jackpot far less than $42 million. She’s gonna have to do better than that.
If anyone knows this woman, tell her to call me. I’ll take her case.
Calling this a malfunction is an admission that the game is rigged. If they know it wasn’t supposed to pay off, then they would also know, and be in control over, when it would. The natural odds are in the house’s favor already. Isn’t it illegal to manipulate that?
Just because there’s an inspection sticker on the pump doesn’t mean a whole lot, because of budget cutbacks they may not get checked very often. Better than the res, but just sayin’. I filled up a marked 5 gallon gas can a month ago, and thought it odd that it didn’t reach the mark when I pumped exactly 5 gallons. Hm.
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