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As I read the story, I shook my head in disbelief. How stupid could these people be? Hitting the same machine again and again and again, in sequence? And once
by discardorama 12y ago
As I read the story, I shook my head in disbelief. How stupid could these people be? Hitting the same machine again and again and again, in sequence?
And once again, talking did them in. If Kane had kept it a secret and just did the Vegas circuit, hitting one casino per day for about $10K, he could still be milking the bug.
- PhantomGremlin 12y agoNah. I'd hit one casino per day for $1000, no more. No IRS paper trail that way. I could probably manage to survive in Vegas on $250,000 tax free per year, working a few hours a day, 5 days a week.
- sejje 12y agoI imagine him feeling some pressure that the bug could be patched at any time (even accidentally). I would have traveled to hit machines everywhere, as quickly as possible, but only once per location.
- wdewind 12y agoYou drastically underestimate the ability of Vegas casinos to detect this stuff, as well as their tendency to share their info with other casinos.
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- scobar 12y agoHindsight fools me into believing that I too would've chosen more wisely in a similar situation. But consider how oblivious the director of surveillance was before he watched Kane quickly win multiple jackpots. Perhaps someone else is exploiting a similar bug slightly less aggressively (but still far more than you or I might consider 'safe'), and won't be caught. That person may not be so stupid after all.