Originally Posted by MDawg View Post

I just finished reading this long article about Kane and Nestor
https://www.wired.com/2014/10/cheating-video-poker/
and even while reading it, before knowing the story's conclusion, I kept thinking that none of the statutes either was charged with was going to stick - I mean they didn't tamper with the machines, all they did was exploit the same programming that was available to anyone who walked up and played. At best, they could have been sued to return the winnings,
MDawg, unfortunately, you are late to the discussion. We have already had a years worth of discussions on this topic.

If I am not mistaken wasn't the charge conspiracy and violations of the computer fraud act? There were other charges of computer hacking. All of that was simply an over-reach by a prosecutor.

Any case in which a casino or casino industry is the "victims" is a difficult case for prosecutors anyway because few people have much sympathy for casinos. But then to get into this computer fraud, conspiracy stuff was goofy. And "hacking"....there was no hacking. It should have been a just straight up theft or receiving stolen goods, which includes receiving property, cash, merchandise, you are not entitled to. They would have gotten a conviction, gotten what money was left back, straddled Kane and Nestor with a shitload of legal expenses and they would have served some time....probably relatively short. Whoever made the call on the prosecution blew the case.