The case has been dismissed at the district level, like it should have been in the first place because they did nothing illegal. The machines themselves were misprogrammed.
http://www.volokh.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Nestor_Report-Recommendation.pdf
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Dave" <haaljo@...> wrote:
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> I googled video poker hacked and found a 2011 article about arrest.
> I can't find any follow up:
> "Swissvale man accused in casino thefts arrested by federal agents
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> ...Agents on Sunday obtained an arrest warrant on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud against Mr. Nestor and John Kane of Las Vegas..."
> http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/washington/swissvale-man-accused-in-casino-thefts-arrested-by-federal-agents-280242/
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> "Vegas vid-poker hackjackpot bonanza duo face charges
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> ...A duo who used a software bug in video poker machines to milk thousands in unearned jackpots have been charged with computer hacking and conspiracy offences..."
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/07/video_poker_hack_charges/
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> -- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, David Kathary <dwk33@> wrote:
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> > Machines in Vegas are very seldomly checked -- not constantly at all.
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> > To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
> > From: grant_denormandie@
> > Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 10:50:36 -0700
> > Subject: [vpFREE] Re: First Time Cruising w/ Casino...
> > I have read that gaming machines on cruises operating in international water (I think that is 12 miles off our coast) are not subject to regulation as casino machines are in Vegas, for instance. In Vegas machines are checked constantly to prevent the house from cheating.
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