[vpFREE] Re: youtube video of Vegas woman who hit a million dollar progressive

The large jackpot display is meaningless and often not the actual
payoff amount, this has been well established. If the casino is
allowed to ignore the amount on the large display, it can't now claim
that in this case it is the valid amount for payoff. What counts is
the payoff displayed on the actual machine. I'm sure Gaming and IGT
will certify that the machine in question is fully functional and not
malfunctioning, the reason the jackpot was unusually large is most
likely due to a casino key operator error. Was it just a beginner's
mistake on the part of the casino key operator or was it intentional?
Doesn't the casino have procedures in place to double-check against
this type of error or potential internal fraud? After all, if you
follow the money, as it stands now the casino gets to keep all the
money won from the other gamblers who thought they were playing for a
large jackpot and doesn't have to payoff the jackpot hand. If that
precedent is allowed to stand, look for this to happen more often.
Maybe that next jackpot the casino claims is too large will be one of
yours. One million is a good test case, after all most people would
see that as rather high for penny video poker. What if it was $20,000?

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, BLavoie <blavoie46@...> wrote:
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> I'd tend to agree with the casino.
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> It was a penny 100-coin machine. The royal resets at $800, and the
running
> display showed around $845.
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> IMO, it's an unreasonable expectation to be looking for a million
dollars in
> this situation regardless of what the jackpot screen showed. Hard
to think of
> a more clearcut case of "machine malfunction".
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> nightoftheiguana2000 <nightoftheiguana2000@...> wrote:
> no surprise, the casino refuses to pay, claims machine malfunction:
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=XFj_1F6R52s
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Re: [vpFREE] Re: Jackpot - Comp - No Thanks

This makes me wonder. When they take your card back to the computer screen
do the previous tips you've given for royals show up? Not saying you didn't tip
enough Curt, just wondering since they usually have to record and spread out
evenly the player tips amongst the crew. Many times I've notice several
people "helping" in the paying of a jackpot are eagle eyeing the amount I tip to
make sure the person getting the money won't pocket it.

There are so many "it depends" in this problem. If you would have been
talking to the guy with a comp pad in his pocket then maybe no problem. Maybe the
guy who took your card someplace only went as far as his supervisor with the
comp pad. Then the supervisor gets to be a big stingy guy to the lower level
employee and never notice how thin you are from starving, I don't know.

I don't even try for a food comp tip on a Royal anymore as I get so much
free food as it is, big deal. And anyway it's the casino food that's slowly
killing me, overweight, cholesterol, getting caught dumping in a food bag and
being beaten up in the security room etc

When I used to troll for a tip I would always make a joke out of it. "Can I
get a free meal out of this, ha ha?" but only after I handed over a $20 tip
for a $1000 Royal. It never failed to work.

One time at Fiesta Rancho they accidentally dumped nickels in my quarter
hopper fill. "I easily got a comp for 2 at the buffet." but... the guy hovering
over me with the comp pad was a suit inspecting the mistaken hopper fill.
Drain


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Curt Hitchcock wrote:
> I hit a nice progressive for over $2K earlier this morning. The
> recent discussion on this board had me thinking - "ask for a comp" So
> that is what I did... Well - it didn't exactly go the way I expected.
> I told him that I would like 4 for the buffet. He came back and told
> me to show my card at the buffet and it would all be taken care of.
> As I was leaving, I asked him, "what if I don't come to the buffet?"
> He said,"make sure that you call the buffet and tell them because if
> you don't cancel it and don't show up, the points will still come out
> of your account". Thanks for nothing!!!!!

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