The incentive to write it off is more of an accounting issue. I am
assuming they carry monies owed on winning tickets as a liability, at
some point, you want to get these off the books. Eventually you have
to acknowledge the person owed is not going to claim the funds, and
record it as a profit.
60 days is much too short a time period for this argument though, 18
months to 3 years is more like it. The 60 days is obviously an
attempt to cash-in on people who are not diligent about collecting.
On Feb 3, 2008 10:09 PM, Jean-Baptiste Queru <jbqueru@gmail.
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> It's possible that extending the validity of the tickets could
> increase the storage requirements by a proportional amount (and the
> processing time might grow by more than that). Going from 2 months to
> a year could increase the stress on their system by a factor of 6 or
> more and they might not have that kind of margin. Not knowing more
> about their system, the possibility can't be ruled out.
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> JBQ
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> On Feb 3, 2008 7:29 PM, Cogno Scienti <cognoscienti@
> > Are you seriously claiming that the cost of keeping a few bits in a
> database
> > forever is significant compared to, oh, a free beer?
> >
> > Cogno
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vpFREE@yahoogroups.
> > Jean-Baptiste Queru
> > Sent: Sunday, February 3, 2008 6:23 PM
> > To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.
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> > Subject: Re: [vpFREE] Re: The Wizard of Odds: Las Vegas Casino Blacklist
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> > While 60 days might be shorter than what most people would consider
> > reasonable, there are still a few aspects to consider:
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> > -it can't stay open forever, because accounting rules would force the
> > casino to keep the debt on the books forever.
> >
> > -in addition to the financial rules, keeping such tickets open also
> > forces them to keep all the relevant ticket data in "live" computers,
> > as opposed to being able to archive it.
> >
> > Don't get me wrong, I think that the casino's rules are abusive and I
> > honestly think that 15 months would be a reasonable deadline to
> > collect winnings, but on the other hand I disagree that the casino
> > incurs no costs while keeping the ticket payable.
> >
> > JBQ
> >
> > On Feb 3, 2008 5:20 PM, Mac McClellan <mac_mcclellan@
> > > --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.
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> > > > Name a business that we let keep money they are holding for you after
> > > 60
> > > > days if you don't claim it.
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> > > > Cogno
> > > >
> > > > ---Not exactly money but what about drycleaners, TV repair shops,
> etc?
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> > > > Scot
> > >
> > > Hey Scot -- Maybe I've missed a few posts here, but are you actually
> > > siding with the Casino on this one?
> > >
> > > Let's look at your argument: Drycleaners, TV repair shops, etc. have
> > > actual physical space concerns. You can't just drop off a dozen suits
> > > for dry cleaning, and for $12 each, expect them to be stored for a
> > > year. Ditto a repair shop for TV's or other electronic items. I'd say
> > > the same is true for an automobile left at a repair shop. It would be
> > > fair for a "Storage Fee" to be charged weekly, and once the storage fee
> > > exceeds the value of the item the item becomes property of the shop
> > > owner. That's standard practice most places in the country (mechanic's
> > > lien, etc.)
> > >
> > > Let's be logical here!
> > >
> > > When it comes to storage of MONEY it's altogether different. Are you
> > > saying it's a particular burden for the casino to find a place to store
> > > Michael's $2900? What expenses do you think the casino would incur in
> > > this activity? What imposition has Mike placed on the hapless casino
> > > by forcing them to hold his $2900 for an extra month or two?
> > >
> > > In fact, Michael has loaned the casino $2900 at no interest for several
> > > months. I would personally be very happy if my creditors allowed me to
> > > keep their funds in my savings account for several months and only
> > > expected their principal returned at the end. But that's not good
> > > enough for the Strat, they don't just want the interest free use of the
> > > money for several months, they want it ALL.
> > >
> > > No logic here, just casino greed.
> > >
> > > Mac
> > > www.CasinoCamper.
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