Crazy situation in Mississippi casino

[Chicagoan]

On one of our regular visits to the Mississippi coast, we ventured into a different casino, one that we have not played in before.

I was playing $5 DDB and eventually I hit a quad. It took forever for an attendant to show up for my $1250 handpay.

When the attendant finally showed up she was very friendly and eager, explaining that she was new to the job and was running farther and farther behind.

As is my custom, I told her I wanted to keep on playing what was in the machine prior to the jackpot --- in this case it was $275. Fine, she said, no problem.

She re-set the machine and it showed $275 as a credit. Then she filled out the little receipt they give you when they go get your cash. I signed it and she took it and my drivers license and my players card.

I continued to play. The attendant did not return.

Time went by and soon I realized that I had been waiting for almost 45 minutes --- unreal for a very small jackpot.

Then the slot manager on duty and a suit showed up. They asked me to step away from the machine. The slot manager sat down at the machine, entered his code, and started flipping back through the history. I had been playing fast for about 45 minutes since the jackpot, so he had a lot of hands to slog through.

But eventually he found my winning hand --- four Kings.

He looked it over and the suit looked it over and then they conferred quietly. Then they approached me and the suit said, very accusingly, "It's a $1250 jackpot!"

Well, of course. What else could it be?

I expressed complete puzzlement at what was going on, so finally the slot manager said, "May I see your jackpot receipt?"

I handed it over, and lo and behold, it said $1525, not $1250. The attendant had entered the total credits on the machine, and not the total after she reset it. It was $275 too high!

I explained that I had simply signed the ticket, as I usually do, that I play a lot of $5 and $10 VP and I always just sign the ticket without really going over it.

They both looked at me very skeptically, especially the suit. Obviously, they somehow thought that I had found a unique way to cheat and had taken advantage of it with the brand new attendant!

Over the next hour or so I hit two more handpays and on each of these I had a different attendant. (I definitely checked every line of the receipt tickets!) I was paid for each of these two jackpots and upon each handpay I asked, "What about the original jackpot?"

"They're working on it," was the only answer I could get.

Finally, the slot manager and the first attendant (the newbie) returned, both beaming like I had just won the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes. The slot manager was like, "Congratulations! We've decided to pay you!"

I was stunned, floored, dismayed, amazed! They "decided" to pay me??? I had done nothing wrong. Their employee was the one who made the mistake. Yet they were acting like the generous casino had decided to overlook my criminal act and pay me out of the goodness of their hearts.

The payment was $1212.50 after the 3% non-refundable ransom demanded by the state of Mississippi, AND THEN the slot attendant (the newbie) held her hand out for a tip!!!!!

My friends, you finish the story.... did she receive even one stinkin' dime? Will Chicagoan ever return to that casino?

[MT1716]

I am sorry you had to go through this insulting ordeal. From many years of experience, I have learned that many MS casino employees are poorly trained. The supervisors are not much better. I would consider reporting this incident to higher level management at this casino. But, I would expect nothing.

[rascal]

Which casino was this? I play in Mississippi some.

[Vman96]

Wow...screw those guys. Glad they paid you out of "the goodness of their hearts"...lol

[billryan]

To be fair, to the management, there is a chance you are in cahoots with the attendant. You did sign the form for the wrong amount. It could be an innocent mistake, or it could be collusion. Sorry it happened but I bet next time you'll check to see the paperwork is okay before you sign.

[rascal]

To be fair, to the management, there is a chance you are in cahoots with the attendant. You did sign the form for the wrong amount. It could be an innocent mistake, or it could be collusion. Sorry it happened but I bet next time you'll check to see the paperwork is okay before you sign.

To be honest, what billryan wrote is exactly the first thing that came to my mind when I read your account of what happened. Brand new attendant, didn't realize how closely payouts are cross-checked, colludes with her boyfriend to inflate jackpots. Attendant gets fired and player get arrested. Count yourself lucky, and check your paperwork from now on.

[DaBurglar]

To be fair, to the management, there is a chance you are in cahoots with the attendant. You did sign the form for the wrong amount. It could be an innocent mistake, or it could be collusion. Sorry it happened but I bet next time you'll check to see the paperwork is okay before you sign.


"To be fair to the management...? " Are you serious??
...he said he told the girl he wanted to keep the remaining 275 credits to play, and her seemingly cooperative, affirmative response set him at ease, as it would have me. He's a regular who plays this level often so he is what most casinos would consider a valued high denomination player (I despise the term high roller but there it is...)   A Vegas casino would be kissing his arse by comparison to how this typical Mississippi backwater treated him....

[wilcoxfun]

Just happy you got paid and not ended up in jail!

[Eduardo]

Sometimes you can leave jail a winner too, if you play your cards right.

Sorry this happened. The good news: You took their money.

[billryan]

[QUOTE=billryan] To be fair, to the management, there is a chance you are in cahoots with the attendant. You did sign the form for the wrong amount. It could be an innocent mistake, or it could be collusion. Sorry it happened but I bet next time you'll check to see the paperwork is okay before you sign.


"To be fair to the management...? " Are you serious??
...he said he told the girl he wanted to keep the remaining 275 credits to play, and her seemingly cooperative, affirmative response set him at ease, as it would have me. He's a regular who plays this level often so he is what most casinos would consider a valued high denomination player (I despise the term high roller but there it is...)   A Vegas casino would be kissing his arse by comparison to how this typical Mississippi backwater treated him....
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