> 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?
>
Oh, I don't know--how about forever???
Let's put this into perspective. I owe you three thousand bucks.
However, we live in different cities. So I tell you that you will
have to submit a claim to me for this money I owe you, and if you
don't do so within sixty days, too bad---you're S.O.L. Go away, and
don't bother me. If for whatever reason, you didn't attempt to
collect this LEGITIMATE debt by then, and I told you, too bad, I
ain't payin' ya, would YOU be happy? Would YOU just walk away and
say, oh well???
The key concept is that the deadline on the ticket is NOT, repeat
NOT, a contract. The wagering transaction occurs before the customer
reads the resulting ticket (which is only a receipt, NOT a
contract). The only way that the time restriction would be valid is
if it were EXPLICITLY EXPLAINED to the customer BEFORE the wager was
placed and accepted. A material condition of a contract that is not
spelled out at the time the contract is made is VOID.
Now, this would be upheld in any court of law EXCEPT on the Planet
of Nevada, first, because it's the LAW, and second, because it's the
decent and fair result. In Nevada, however Gaming Control and/or the
courts will not protect you, as the Wiz's experience shows. All we
can do is stay away from any casino that does this sort of thing to
people. Which, by the way, begs the question:
Is welching and thereby saving three grand WORTH the ill will that
doing so engenders, and will engender as word spreads????
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