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- Alfdog, on 10/12/2007, -0/+183losing slot machines however... NEVER glitch
- sockpuppets, on 10/12/2007, -0/+135My gas pedal would glitch as I drove through the lobby and through the casino.
- senfo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+105My brain had a "glitch" after consuming too much alcohol. I'm going to need my money back.
- n8r0n, on 10/12/2007, -19/+124im in ur casino glitchin ur slotz
- Shrill, on 10/12/2007, -0/+83Funny how this is never the other way around... imagine some casino staff guy running up to you and saying wait that machine was SUPPOSE to have paid out $100,000 just then - we're sorry about that here's your money sir. :P
- raz3000, on 10/12/2007, -4/+85Casinos scamming patrons? NO WAI!
- Hergio, on 10/12/2007, -0/+69There ought to be a law that says if a machine tells you you've won, you're entitled to it. No matter if its a software glitch or what. If I get a scratch-off lottery ticket that says I win $12,000, when I submit it I'm not going to be told "whoops, sorry, bug in the printer". The state government needs to get more involved.
- scrimaxinc, on 10/12/2007, -0/+61@sancho
This isn't what happend at all. I live in philly and heard this guy explain his story for about 15 minutes on a local radio station. The reason he won wasn't because of a spin, it was a promotion to attract additional players. The casino said they'd give out a jackpot at certain time intervals to random players that had their gaming card inserted in a machine. He didn't even spin the wheel right before he won, he was just sitting there.....BUT his card WAS in the machine.
Multiple Casino workers came over and applauded him, people were goin nuts. After a half hour a worker came over and said that it was actually a glitch as they were running "tests" on that section of machines. It's complete *****.
PAY THIS MAN HIS MONEY. - dtfinch, on 10/12/2007, -1/+51The house always wins.
- Gregd, on 10/12/2007, -1/+50What they really meant to say was, "The machine was NEVER supposed to pay out that much even though we told you it might".....bastards
- dtd00d, on 10/12/2007, -0/+38Link to original CBS story (with video):
http://cbs3.com/topstories/local_story_024233455.html
Two coupons to a buffet! Bags of deuche... - kernelhappy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+37This is one of the rare times where sensationalized media coverage is a GOOD thing for the average person. While I think most people realize that the chances of winning especially at something as one sided as a slot machine is slim, many won't admit it to themselves. The more attention brought to casinos reneging on payouts, the more people will realize that the dream of winning at a slot machine (or any gambling for that matter) is just that, a dream. If the casinos were smarter, they would deny the claim and then pay it out saying "while it was a technical glitch, we feel bad and want to make it up to them", the media attention would be positive, $102K for a bunch of media coverage is cheap.
For me personally the only gambling I do with money is playing poker with buddies (in person, screw online poker and bots) and occasionally sitting at a blackjack table. When I sit down to do either I assume that the size of my bankroll is what it is going to cost me to play and I just hope to make it last a while. If I walk away with anything from the bankroll great, if I walk away with any of their money awesome. - DanmanD87, on 10/12/2007, -0/+28Should he, at the *very* least, get the money back that he put in? Obviously, he didn't win any of those times because of this "glitch"
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+26Some software coder will show up with 50,000 lines of code and say "We coded it to NEVER give out that jackpot!"
- crawfishsoul, on 10/12/2007, -0/+25Dude, who pissed on your Tao this morning? Sounds like someone's got a case of the Monday's.
- ZackScott, on 10/12/2007, -1/+26I firmly believe the casino should have to pay out because the casinos know there's a possibility of machine malfunction. They need to buy machines from companies that do their absolute best to prevent this from occurring. If they did, then slot machines would malfunction a lot less often. Instead, they just keep using the same machines without care because they can always say it isn't their fault. If you think about it, everything can be boiled down to a machine malfunction, but usually the controller or provider of the machine bears responsibility.
"Wow, my car just did not handle that turn like it was supposed to. Not my fault, I didn't make the car."
"The electrical outlet caught fire and burned all of your stuff in the hotel room. Not our fault, we didn't install or make the outlet."
"Hey, you just ate some food at Taco Bell that killed you. Not their fault because the food they received came that way." - WaterDragon, on 10/12/2007, -17/+41@Shrill "Funny how this is never the other way around... imagine some casino staff guy running up to you and saying wait that machine was SUPPOSE to have paid out $100,000 just then - we're sorry about that here's your money sir. :P"
I have observed this to be the case in general, for corporations.
When they turn a huge windfall profit, the extra wealth is quietly distributed among the top executives, but when the cost of doing business increases, it is passed off on the consumers along with a hard luck story.
By allowing corporations to exist the way they do, and control so much, we have effectively codified lying cheating and stealing, and all the lowest of human faults into law. Fascism, in its true meaning, marches on!
The fact that things like this are allowed to happen just shows us the cozy relationship government has with these corporations, when they ought to be regulating them, and looking out for the general populace.
Our system is completely broken...and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
I wish enough people cared enough to actually scrap it and begin anew. - crawfishsoul, on 10/12/2007, -3/+25im in ur digg, repeating ur jokez
- Bdog2g2, on 10/12/2007, -1/+21@Tao
Get R' Done - neoform, on 10/12/2007, -2/+19That quote makes me think of the line from Lord of War:
They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act."
What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails." - Miso117, on 10/12/2007, -0/+17"Um yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh... the guy that gave you those 2 buffet passes must have glitched out as well.
We're going to need those back from you... You understand how that works right? Technical problems, yes yes... But hey, someone left a 1/2 smoked cigarette butt in that ash tray next to that slot machine over there. You can have that free of charge..." - bonked, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16Actually if they did that the casino would be forced to close. The law is pretty clear that you must have a chance to win, no matter how slim.
The casino is in a indefensible position. But they can afford the lawyers to defend it anyway. - Klaumbaz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14Today must be a thursday, i never really got the hang of thursdays.
- profOblivion, on 10/12/2007, -7/+21@TheTaoOfBill
You must be new here. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13How would something like this hold up in court?
- Hubris, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13The sign on the gas pump says something like "In the case of disagreement between this pump and the register, this pump shall be taken as correct". Communication error is a bad thing for the casino...but it doesn't change the fact that the player won.
- chas7926, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12You should go there and look around and before you leave make sure you tell the manager that you would play, but you saw them on the news and you don't want to deal with people like that.
- datastorageguy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11but the flashy lights and spinning wheels really brings in the blue hairs
- dan8302, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11No, but that doesn't mean they won't fight it in court
- jabberwonk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11@WaterDragon
He didn't "not" win by pulling the slot lever. It was a special promotion where if you signed up for one of their player cards and had it in a slot machine when they selected that hour's (or day - whatever the time period was) winner - you won that $102,000. That jackpot wasn't coming from the actual slot machine or a slot machine pull - it was just that you happened to be playing and had your player card in the machine at the time.
This really makes the guys case all that much better. If it was a slot machine malfunction, I'm sure it'd be easy enough for the casino control commission to rule against them as I know there is a disclaimer on the machine saying to the effect "Malfunction voids all wins."
A better analogy would be a prize drawing where your name is called out over a loudspeaker that you won, and then were told - sorry - we were just testing the microphone. - barryiggins, on 10/12/2007, -8/+19@TheTaoOfBill
I digg if its funny, and that ones keepin the scene alive - barryiggins, on 10/12/2007, -6/+17chill dawg
- WaterDragon, on 10/12/2007, -4/+14@Sancho
"Most people think that slot machines spin the wheels, and how the wheels align determines whether or not you win. This is not how things work. Actually, the machine contains a random number generator. ...
... But the fact is, there is no reason for him to get his money back--the pull was legitimate--and there is no reason for the casino to pay out the error, as it was not a real win."
I find your reasoning and explanation to be quite flawed and prejudiced against the public/consumer.
(Do you work for some corporate interests, or are you just confused?)
Regardless of how the machine is built internally, it is advertised to the public, and the well known rules of the 'game' ARE, in fact, that -- if you get three matching pictures, then you WIN the machine pays out! Period. There are NO excuses.
This is the one, simple rule that defines the machines.
The public has nothing to do with how they are built, or whether they are maintained properly. we play them based entirely on the validity of that rule, and as long as a machine has not been previously marked 'out of order', it is a legitimate machine, and they MUST pay out,
Except, too bad that the lawmakers in our government would rather protect the sleazy interests of a few rich bastards in the corporations, instead of doing their job, and being a government 'for the people' -- meaning the public.
It would be nice if that guy took the casino owners to court, perhaps beginning a class action suit with the countless others that were robbed in this way.
It's just another case of corporate crime. - skatingrox, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10Slot machines: So easy, a caveman can do it.
- AdamGott, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Do they ever come up to someone and say 'hey there was a software glitch, you actually WON $100,000'?
It seems to me that if there were payout glitches in which someone was accidentally paid, there should also be payout glitches in which someone should have been paid. - rebirf, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10In court I'd be like well if your software has glitches, shouldn't you be liable for it since you decided not to make it work perfectly before releasing it on the floor?
- appletalk, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11Maybe the next casinos' strategy ? Move all their games to software-based machines, and blame them whenever you win more than 10 bucks.
- profOblivion, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Rest assured, this joke will die with the rest of them. Someday. For now, we really don't care if you don't find something funny, just quit being such a buzzkill. It's Friday - put your feet up.
EDIT: Oh and the double-entendre on "slotz" is also pretty funny (even if it was unintentional). Yay for having my mind in the gutter. - ahhell, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8The casino should have just paid it out. They are going to lose much more in negative publicity AND the possibility of losing a lawsuit.
- mt066, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Would they be able to say "he took the free meal tickets as compesnation so this is settled" ? I know airlines do this, so you can't sue them if you accept compensation after your flight was cancelled.
- Nougat, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10Only n00bs play slots. As I recall, slots have the lowest payout of anything in a casino.
- wickedawsome, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8is diebold making slot machines now?
- jav1231, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Was there verification presented that this was a software glitch? It appears, on the surface, a rather convenient one. And from the user's perspective everything else worked fine, correct? I mean, it had no trouble taking his money. It would serve them well to pay it out. They're going to lose far more business with the publicity. Maybe they should change the winner messages to "You MAY have won $100,000!"
- abcohen, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9Hey, Glad you won... oopps sorry that machine should have only taken your money...
- mt066, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Yea I only ever tried them 3 times. It usually follows this forumula (1) Lose money gradually (2) Small payout (3) Slowly lose payout along with all other money in machine. (4) Make mental note: "that was not fun"
- andy4sax, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7actually, the machines are on a local progressive system of 5k jackpot, but on a power progressive, all the machines on the casino floor are eligible to win the jackpot, which can exceed 5k
- knupso, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7CRAPS FTW!
Not the highest payout but the most fun to had in a casino! - KnytFyre, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6@ Tralalaa
I wish that were the case, unfortunately there are 2 things working against that here.
1) the lovely little disclaimer sticker on all slots that say the casinos in under no obligation to pay due to software malfunction and
2) we live in a world where money wins lawsuits, not justice. The casinos have the money, the poor guys out his short lived wealth, and I hope he enjoys his 2 meal coupons.
(Personally, I would sit in the buffett morning noon and night and eat there all my meals on each coupon until the casino kicked me out, when they came to boot me I'd tell them, hey, just trying to get my 100 grand worth.) - s21825, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I'd at least expect to get all my money back since the machine was malfunctioning while I played it ... and I imagine everyone else who played it might want their money back too. For that matter maybe everyone who played that model of machine should be getting their money back ...
- insomniac8400, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5"My brain had a "glitch" after consuming too much alcohol. I'm going to need my money back."
Thats called a chargeback. -
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