And the Computerized Drawings Are Fair Because....

[redietz]

the casinos say they are?

Help me out here. As opposed to drawings 20 years ago, today's Bob Dancer-style drawings are done via computer. So even fewer people are privy to how the drawings are executed. Why should a casino not simply help their biggest losers out by rigging drawings?

Many high rollers interpret luck in drawings as evidence of some higher "hot streak" beginning, and are therefore motivated to gamble more.

Nobody is ever going to be caught rigging a computer drawing.

Drawings have been rigged in the past (MGM), and I have it on reasonably good authority that one of the all-time fave LV promotions (RIP circa 2000) was rigged all the time.

So why would any thinking human being trust that computerized drawings are on the up-and-up? And don't give me that old "If they were caught, it'd be financial disaster" malarkey, because that's not what happens.

[Spock]

What happened at MGM?

The only one I'm aware of was at The Venetian

[regnis]

We had a casino host here in chicago that was caught cuffing the winning ticket when he reached into the drum to fake pulling out the winning ticket.

[Vegas Vic]

the casinos say they are?

Help me out here. As opposed to drawings 20 years ago, today's Bob Dancer-style drawings are done via computer. So even fewer people are privy to how the drawings are executed. Why should a casino not simply help their biggest losers out by rigging drawings?

Many high rollers interpret luck in drawings as evidence of some higher "hot streak" beginning, and are therefore motivated to gamble more.

Nobody is ever going to be caught rigging a computer drawing.

Drawings have been rigged in the past (MGM), and I have it on reasonably good authority that one of the all-time fave LV promotions (RIP circa 2000) was rigged all the time.

So why would any thinking human being trust that computerized drawings are on the up-and-up? And don't give me that old "If they were caught, it'd be financial disaster" malarkey, because that's not what happens.

"The casino drawings are rigged"

"Staying at CET properties is nothing but problems"

You need to stay home.

[redietz]

Vic,

Thanks for your insightful comments. Next time you "quote me," you might want to try actually quoting me. I think Alan can speak on the problems one can have purposefully presenting something not actually said as if it had been said.

Alan, I suggest you pull those quotes until I actually say what's in the quotes. If you want to paraphrase, then paraphrase.

[Alan Mendelson]

I have to agree that these were not accurate quotes.