Originally Posted by
Alan Mendelson
Put all the side arguments aside and return to the original article in Patch.
What did the players do wrong? Well, they traveled with large amounts of cash. Why would they do that? Probably to hide their winnings from the IRS... but that's NOT an issue here.
So the question is what did they do to warrant any other problem or lawsuit or investigatoon? I don't think they did anything wrong.
They didn't alter the payouts on the machine, so why should they be prosecuted?
The casino is required to file CTRs and not the players. And, by the way, even with $3,000 payouts there is still an obligation on CASINOS to monitor cash transactions.
If the casino tipped off police to stop the vehicle and harass the driver that is indeed wrong but I'm not exactly sure what crime that is but I'm sure it's a violation of something.
The first lawsuit was thrown out, according to the article, on a question of JURISDICTION and had nothing to do with the merits of the lawsuit.
That's where it all stands as I see it.