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[Baron Aloha]

What nonsense! Whoever put the money into the machine should be entitled to the winnings.

What's to stop folks from going into a casino, waiting for folks to put money into the machines, and hitting buttons?

 

[Zoe]

What nonsense! Whoever put the money into the machine should be entitled to the winnings.

What's to stop folks from going into a casino, waiting for folks to put money into the machines, and hitting buttons?

Security?

 

[Ninja Scooter]

What nonsense! Whoever put the money into the machine should be entitled to the winnings.

What's to stop folks from going into a casino, waiting for folks to put money into the machines, and hitting buttons?

What's to stop me from running around putting money in machines other people are playing and trying to claim their winnings?

 

[LostMyNarbles]

Hard to judge who should really get the money since this sounds like a "He said, she said" scenario, but I am kind of favoring the woman's side of the story given all the details we have. It sounds like she won the money (With her claiming she paid for the machine and him saying otherwise) then offered him some of it and he flipped out and threatened her several times.

 

[……forgetit]

Get with the times

 

[TAJ]

Their reactions don't seem to support her story. It's also suspect that she waited to make that claim.
I do wonder how much she offered. A Red Lobster gift card?

I had a relative whose wealthy dad left him $5,000 in his will (He was an only child, too.) just because the dad knew it would piss him off more than leaving him nothing.

 

[Flo_Evans]

Not sure who to believe.

When I heard the story on the radio, he was sitting in front of the machine and asked her to hit one spin for luck. Clearly playing with his money.

Casino don't care though so you going nuts and threatening the person who hit the button is not a good look.

 

[Zoe]

It's super easy to track the money when you have a voucher system, so the casino could corroborate the woman's story if they wanted to.

They already made their call with the button press though.

 

[Allforce]

Even after taxes that money can be life changing for some people.

Not to the kind of people that are playing $50/$100-a-pull slot machines.

 

[Deuce Deuce]

I say put it all on black and let them both have 100,000 or nothing

That's a very King Solomonish suggestion.

 

[Lashley]

I'm not shocked at all. People are greedy.

 

[Count Dookkake]

He got the Monkey's Paw fulfillment of the friendzone wish: "I want her to fuck me."

 

[Beerman462]

What do you think your reaction would be to winning $100k?

I honestly don't know what I'd do. I'm not an emotional person at all so I really can't imagine jumping up and down and screaming and stuff. But then I'd probably feel like kind of a dick if I played it too cool.

My guess is I'd try to fake some enthusiasm and retreat as soon as possible.

Honestly I would be happy, but my mind would also go to how others are going to react. Asking to borrow money and all that. A blessing and a curse all at once.

He got the Monkey's Paw fulfillment of the friendzone wish: "I want her to fuck me."

Heh

 

[mclem]

I remember when this was the plot of a Full House episode.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

Man denied $100,000 Jackpot because his friend pushed the button

 

[Flo_Evans]

He got the Monkey's Paw fulfillment of the friendzone wish: "I want her to fuck me."

after watching the video friend zone is stretching it... more like escort zone.

 

[chromatic9]

The rule helps on those timing based parts of fruit/gambling machines but I would hope if someone just ran up to your machine you'd still get the money.

 

[ZackieChan]

This got me thinking; how much would the prize have to be for you do the same thing this woman did? Or would you never do that, regardless of the amount? Oh, and let's just say you can't split it.

100K, thought wouldn't have even occurred to me, and I'd like to think I'm not morally degraded enough to ever pull something like that. But if that was $100 million.... I don't know.

Actually, I think that the lower amount would make me more likely to keep it all. $100 million? I could part with 50.

 

[thoseAREmySHOES]

It's not even that much money...

Some people are miserable.

Especially given the context of the story. These people were playing $50 per spin high roller slots. I doubt 100k was as life changing to them as it sounds.

 

[Flo_Evans]

Especially given the context of the story. These people were playing $50 per spin high roller slots. I doubt 100k was as life changing to them as it sounds.

100k would be a great year, do some renovations to the house maybe get a nice new car but IDK about life changing.

 

[Zen_Arcade]

Actually, I think that the lower amount would make me more likely to keep it all. $100 million? I could part with 50.

I agree. I could still never have to work again on $50 million.

100k wouldn't buy me everything I'd ever need, but it'd be a better saftey net than 50k would be.

 

[NoblesseOblige]

Guy sounds like an asshole good for her.

How the hell do people not know that the one pressing the button gets the money, haven't they ever seen stories where people don't get anything since they let their kid pull the lever/push the button.

Before today I had no idea. But I also never gamble nor plan to so it's basically irrelevant to me.

 

[Jenov]

Guy should have been more chill with his friend, could have gotten some of it at least.

 

[dejay]

Pretty sure I wouldn't want to be friends with either of them.

 

[Korey]

This story makes zero sense if she hit the button and put the money in.

 

[EASTC0AST_GH05T]

I work at a Casino, money changes people.

 

[TAJ]

I work at a Casino, money changes people.

And people change money, especially when they work in casinos.

 

[EASTC0AST_GH05T]

Why not just split it? You had her press the button "for luck", so split the jackpot. It's not even a life-changing amount of money after taxes, they'd be looking at like 25-30K apiece if that.

This happened in Florida right? Taxes?

 

[akira28]

Yeah thats not how you keep friends.

 

[TAJ]

This happened in Florida right? Taxes?

In Florida it's just taxed like earned income. Some places have fixed rates. 25% seems common.

 

[Earthbound64]

”We would play video poker together at Gulfstream, and for good luck he'd have me place my fingers on top of his"

Wonder what her husband thinks.

 

[Ventara]

For a friend? Fuck off bro that money is mine. I'd give you a taste sure but I'm good with that.

Family? Right down the middle

No amount would sway me off a split. Not going to spawn a mortal enemy over $50 million when I'm already walking out with my own sudden $50 million.

I mean, that's already well past the amount almost anybody could figure out what to reasonably do with in terms of day to day living. Unless I was going to start a company with it or something, and even then it would have to be a pretty major project.

I dunno, it's just not a hard decision for me. Take the money. I'm gonna walk out with $50k and a best friend for life.

If it's a sidepiece or girlfriend, they're getting none of it and I'm bouncing out. If it's a friend or family, it goes down the middle.

Actually, I think that the lower amount would make me more likely to keep it all. $100 million? I could part with 50.

You're all cheating. No splitting I said. Let's say the other person feels like it's their money and are offended you're taking any amount for yourself (90/50/10% whatever).

 

[Dee Dah Dave]

I remember hitting the £250 jackpot on the club fruity. But I needed to press 'exchange' to get it. Before I could the prick at the side of me hit the 'collect' button for me and I only got £170 instead.

I can relate!

 

[n0razi]

So, if I put a dollar into the machine and walk away and months later you push the button, I should get the winnings?

Kinda weird how it's who used the machine but not who paid for it.

Yeah so if I run through a casino floor and pull everyone's lever, I get all the winnings?

 

[riotous]

Wonder what her husband thinks.

Navarro, a Hallandale Beach based mortgage broker who lives in Aventura, says that her husband, who works in sales, is furious.

.

 

[Earthbound64]

.

I meant about the hand-holding, not the jackpot issue.

 

[Negaduck]

Yeah I try to keep friends around who I would split the winnings with in this situation/ would split it back.

But money is wild who knows how people really are.

 

[The Real Abed]

Reminds me of that one Full House episode, only it was because the kids pulled the lever lol

The F-ABLOUS Alibaba Hotel and Casino!

Oh man. I knew this scenario sounded familiar.

 

[Killing_Joke]

So it was her money? He wouldn't have given her shit, you can tell by how much of a shit head he seems to be. Glad she kept the money. Hold dat L playa.

 

[Shredderi]

Reading this thread made me only now realize how scummy some casinos are with their extremely thinly veiled excuses they use in order to not have to pay the winnings. As for this particular case, it's still a she-said-he-said situation but if it was me, my finnish humility wouldn't let me take the money even if I could.

 

[Tevious]

So I can just go into a casino, sneak up on people and press the button on their slot machines after they put their money in, tell them it was "for luck", and if they win, I will get the earnings?

 

[MIMIC]

They might need to at least warn casino goers with a sign or a notice or something. "Only people who make wagers -- by pressing the button -- are entitled to prizes."

 

[Mr. Blonde]

So I can just go into a casino, sneak up on people and press the button on their slot machines after they put their money in, tell them it was "for luck", and if they win, I will get the earnings?

pretty sure it only "works" if they let you, i.e. you can't "steal" a wager

 

[-Gozer-]

This totally reminds me of the gambling boat episode of Home Movies.

https://youtu.be/FeTE5q-4MEE?t=4m28s

 

[SilentRacoon]

This made me wonder, how about if someone wins a bet in craps and they let a third person roll the dice for luck. Do they simply become the rightful winner of the earnings?

Or does this rule only applies for jackpot?

 

[turtle553]

Modern slot machines don't have the results figured until the button is pressed. The random number generator is always running, so a button press a millisecond later would produce a different result.

In that case it makes sense for the button pusher to get the winnings since it was during their press that the winnings were earned.

 

[ColdPizza]

Honestly I would be happy, but my mind would also go to how others are going to react. Asking to borrow money and all that. A blessing and a curse all at once.

For winning 100k?

I'd just say "sorry, it went toward my mortgage"

 

[unknownstranger]

Interesting. When I'm playing slots by my mom and she gets a bonus she lets me press the buttons for her. Wonder how that would work. Not like it'd matter much as I'd give her the money anyways.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

This made me wonder, how about if someone wins a bet in craps and they let a third person roll the dice for luck. Do they simply become the rightful winner of the earnings?

Or does this rule only applies for jackpot?

For craps, all that matters is who put the chips down for what bet, whoever rolls the dice isn't a factor for payouts.

 

[Spladam]

Many friendships have been destroyed for much less. The guy saying $100K is not even that much money, I ask how it is possible to become so out of touch with reality.

What's to stop me from running around putting money in machines other people are playing and trying to claim their winnings?

Common sense.