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KewlJ, IMHO, it wasn't illegal (and not cheating). The reason I think this way is because the player has the right to push buttons on a publicly accessible device in any sequence they choose. If the machine is physically altered by the player then I think it is illegal (and cheating).
It's not about pushing buttons, IMO, it's about receiving and accepting payment in amounts much greater than the jackpot that you actually played and won. You don't think that is either illegal or cheating?
And if it's not illegal why would there be any concern about statute of limitations?
Funny thing....when you read the article about Kane and Nestor. Nestor was a losing degenerate player. Lost 20k per year for 6 years prior. Was on welfare. Couldn't pay his bills and meet his financial obligations. That sounds eerily similar to someone else we know that had bancrupcies, and legal judgements against them. I get when you reach that level all sense of right and wrong goes out the window, but that doesn't mean that things stop being right or wrong. Receiving and accepting money in an amount much greater than the amount you won and played is wrong under any circumstances.