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Yup, the casino is "responsible"- to the extent that it needed to fix the machine.
Your implication of her being a "victim" in this because of her race is not even worth commenting on.
Casinos cheat people? That's news to me.
Seriously.
OMG, are you kidding? Of course they cheat. Do you really think you have a chance of winning big on a slot machine or anywhere else in a casino? They are rigged to make the casino money.
Counting Cards is a skill that few people can master. Casinos call it cheating, and when the card counter starts winning, the casino throws him out and bars him from returning.
Casino owners are little more than flashy, legalized scammers who constantly yell foul (or "malfunction!") when someone wins.
So what's to stop a casino from saying that every time someone wins? "Oh, you didn't win, it was a malfunction..."
I think it would've been cheaper for them to pay for the max payout for that machine than what they'll lose in fighting her and the bad reputation they'll get. It's Vegas, there's plenty of competition. $6,500 to them isn't much.
I think it's because they expose emotionally vulnerable people. I've been to Vegas and spent $0 on gambling there. To me, gambling is one thing that I never got into because I knew that it could get so addicting that it could ruin me. Best thing was to not get started.
OMG, are you kidding? Of course they cheat. Do you really think you have a chance of winning big on a slot machine or anywhere else in a casino? They are rigged to make the casino money.
They are designed to make the casino money. Saying that they are "rigged" implies illegality, which is not there, as far as I know.
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Casino owners are little more than flashy, legalized scammers who constantly yell foul (or "malfunction!") when someone wins.
Where is this constant "yelling foul" when someone wins?
Did this lady "win" anything? No. The very fact that the max payout of the machine was $6500 should lead anyone with a modicum of intelligence to believe that the machine did, in fact, malfunction. It's no different, IMO, than getting a receipt from the ATM indicating that you have a million dollars in your account, when you know full well you have 20 bucks in it.
I am not a fan of casinos, by any means. However, it is not my place to tell people how they can and cannot spend their money- and if they want to go in for some fun, or to maybe "dream big", have at it. It's no secret that the odds are stacked heavily in favor of the house. That's not "scamming". The truth is out there, and if someone wants to believe differently, that's on them.
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What surprises me is that you don't know that.
Yup, it's amazing the number of untrue things that I don't know.
Resorts World Casino (I looked it up) is a Malaysian company operating a casino in NYC. How is that? Since when is gambling allowed on state or city land in NY? (I said "state", not "federal"). Did NYC vote to allow casino gambling in the city at some point? Does it fancy itself another Atlantic City? Just wondering.
Resorts World Casino (I looked it up) is a Malaysian company operating a casino in NYC. How is that? Since when is gambling allowed on state or city land in NY? (I said "state", not "federal"). Did NYC vote to allow casino gambling in the city at some point? Does it fancy itself another Atlantic City? Just wondering.
In 2013 the voters in the state of NY approved an amendment to the state constitution which would allow "Vegas-style casinos" in the state.
For better or worse.
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