Here's what most likely really happened. The guy that got the ticket was selling plays. He seen that the machine was in advantage mode so he sat down and waited for an AP to come along that he could sell the play to. He did this because he knew that AP's constantly make laps around the machines checking for advantage plays. He knew that someone would come along.

So why would he do that? Because he doesn't have any money. He's flat broke and trying to get his hands on a little scratch. Just like the guy on the corner with the sign. Sometimes they come with a sob story "I put my last $200 in the machine and couldn't hit it. Can you help me out?" He didn't put a dime in the damn thing.

And a lot of times these guys are way over priced. They'll try to sell it to you for way more than it's worth.

I always froze those guys out. Wouldn't give them a dime no matter how good the play was. By paying them you are encouraging them to do it again and again. I always told other AP's not to do business with those idiots.

So my guess is the guy was a repeat offender and a pest so the casino/cops put him out of business permanently. It might have even been an AP that dropped a dime on him. He may have been observed in a few casinos.

The case might get thrown out but they don't have to deal with that guy anymore.