a huge loser

[alocispepraluger102]

http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=3772215

[robviti]

[DukeCity]

This story has been getting lots of airtime on the local news here. Seems like a tricky one, with some compelling arguments on both sides. The whole "soverign nation" thing is also troublesome. That's what allows them to have a casino in the first place, but it also allows them to squirm out of this case going to US court.

I think the casino could have made a better public relations move by offering the the guy a bigger settlement, say split the difference and give him half. A drop in the bucket of their take, and a huge statement of good faith on their part.

[alocispepraluger102]

This story has been getting lots of airtime on the local news here. Seems like a tricky one, with some compelling arguments on both sides. The whole "soverign nation" thing is also troublesome. That's what allows them to have a casino in the first place, but it also allows them to squirm out of this case going to US court.

I think the casino could have made a better public relations move by offering the the guy a bigger settlement, say split the difference and give him half. A drop in the bucket of their take, and a huge statement of good faith on their part.

fascinating case, unless you pulled the handle.

[BruceH]

Indian givers.

[JSngry]

Seems simple to me - if the $2500 max payout is explicitly presented to all players in a no-mistaking it place/manner, then the "erroneous deposit slip" metaphor would seem appropriate to me. Case closed.

Otherwise, it's legitimized old-school Vegas mob shit, and I would encourage a negative publicity-generating campaign until somebody steps up & does the right thing.

[Jazzmoose]

Indian givers.

You want I should hurt him, kemosabe?

[catesta]

If the machine fucked up, how did they arrive at the $385 amount?

[MoGrubb]

This story has been getting lots of airtime on the local news here. Seems like a tricky one, with some compelling arguments on both sides. The whole "soverign nation" thing is also troublesome. That's what allows them to have a casino in the first place, but it also allows them to squirm out of this case going to US court.

I think the casino could have made a better public relations move by offering the the guy a bigger settlement, say split the difference and give him half. A drop in the bucket of their take, and a huge statement of good faith on their part.

Seems like that "sovereign nation" thing is about due for extinction. Anyhow, that aside, maybe he should've gotten a quickie out of the marriage proposal and left it at that. He's lucky he didn't get his ass kicked.

The slot machine has a disclaimer that says it pays a maximum of $2,500 and warns that malfunctions void all winnings, said Paul Bardic, Sandia's lawyer.

Maybe the $385 was the difference between the $2500 and all the "free" shit the casino gave him?

If the machine fucked up, how did they arrive at the $385 amount?

[Dan Gould]

This story has been getting lots of airtime on the local news here. Seems like a tricky one, with some compelling arguments on both sides. The whole "soverign nation" thing is also troublesome. That's what allows them to have a casino in the first place, but it also allows them to squirm out of this case going to US court.

The plaintiff has absolutely no compelling argument whatsoever, and the American Bar Association official quoted makes it clear that he wouldn't stand a chance in a US court anyway. He was damn lucky they offered him the maximum payout in the first place.