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> The event date was 9/22/07 and the winning ticket expired
> 60 days later. It says right on the ticket, "Sports tickets are
> valid for 60 days after the event."
>
> The ticket is no INVALID. Period.
>
> Why should the casino should honor an invalid ticket FOUR
> MONTHS after the event date? Should they honor a ticket
> six months later? A year later? Two years?
>
> At what point do you say it's enough time?
>
> The customer is responsible for reading and understanding
> the information and limitations printed on the ticket. Period.
>
> The casino should not honor an invalid ticket.
>
The terms on the Strat's ticket are an absolute joke. Those familiar
with sports betting in Nevada will confirm that some books have terms
of six months for payment but MOST have ONE YEAR stated. I can't
think of ANY other books that have 60 days on them for sports bets
(pari mutual wagers do have a shorter term due to the nature of the
wager).
The Strat's 60 day period was made for no other reason but to try to
increase their profits by refusing to honor tickets. The Strat is
far from a locals joint, which means the vast majority of their
wagers are booked by visitors (and low end visitors at that). What
% of this Vegas visitor returns to town every two months? I'd
venture a guess and say it's quite small. Sure, patrons can mail in
a ticket but how many people will go through that effort for a wager
under a bill? Again, given this demographic, I'd say not too many.
It's nothing but a bush league move based on casino greed.
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