Coulda; shoulda; woulda revisited. The Wiz screwed up. Now, by using
the threat of negative publicity on a well-liked site, he wants
someone else to assume the blame for his lack of attentiveness. There
was a token disclaimer when the Wizard suggested that he intended to
move the discussion to another site. But he didn't, did he? What he
did do was to use the popularity of his home website in an attempt to
bludgeon the Stratosphere into paying.
Nothing against the Wizard of Odds, but he's wrong. By his reasoning,
when I miss a vp hold I should inform management and demand that they
pay me for the cards that I would have picked had I been alert. What
about a craps game when I have the premonition that a seven will roll
next and wipe out my place bets, but I let the bets up anyway because
I'm distracted? Should the dealer negate my loss by acknowledging my
first intent when I mention it four days later?
There is a time limit placed on almost all wagers and contests. State
lotteries come to mind. Whether the time restriction is for 60 days,
60 years, or 60 hours is immaterial. Rules were established by the
casino. Rules were broken by the bettor. Why is the casino the bad
guy for following the rules?
I believe that the only negative public they will engender will be
among folks who don't pay attention to their bets and want casino
rules to apply to everyone, save them.
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