Originally Posted by kewlJ View Post
Originally Posted by Mission146 View Post

I don't know what you're not getting about the casino gave them the money. When the money is willingly given not under a state of duress, it's not theft anymore.
Completely untrue Mission. When an ATM spits out an extra $400 there is no "state of duress". But if the person takes and keeps that money it is theft. There have been many cases of this successfully prosecuted. Well, I don't know how many, but there have been cases prosecuted and it just isn't even a legal question. It is theft.
In that case, it is not looked at as the business giving the person the money of their own volition. Like was stated in the case, the machine worked as the machine was programmed to work. The machine worked as Nevada Gaming Commission approved it to work. It's not a matter of an error, it is the machine operating the way it was designed. Intended? Maybe not. Designed? Yes.