Advantage play / cheating / crime....where is the line?

[Rob.Singer]

Ignoring the fact that double-up must be turned on for a second, how many people do you think hit a high-paying hand and then immediately put more money in? When I say immediately, I mean before playing another hand, before switching games, before switching denominations...etc. After putting more money in (despite the fact that you just hit a big hand) you then have to switch denominations and go to the same game type which also (from anything I have read) must have the same paytable. At that point, you must hit, "Cash out," despite the fact that you not only just hit a big hand, but also that you added money immediately after doing so without playing any further hands.
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One clarification--when your winning hand appears that you want to up the denomination on, the "double up?" question appears on the screen (just like it does with every winner). The player would have to know in advance that you do not answer that question, and instead insert a bill or a ticket in order to wipe away the question.

Who would know to do something like that? Who would be satisfied seeing a quad or better and not having their credits tallied up for it even if they somehow pushed a bill in? And who would know to eventually push the Cash Out button instead of calling an attendant over to ask for help on getting their win paid? "HELP ME I HIT FOUR 8's AND THE MACHINE DID NOT PAY ME!!"

The answer of course is either someone who already knew these steps, a drunk who is confused and standing up looking bewildered at his machine and flailing away at this and that, or someone who has been looking for something like this for years.

I tend to believe Kane did not discover this on his machine at home. If even half of what was written about him is true, he did not have the mental capacity to figure this thing out on his own. If he did possess that skill, he easily would have determined that telling ANYBODY else about this would have been a play-killing mistake. And if you add in his complete lack of discipline even after he got rid of that idiot Nestor, you end up with someone who has very little aptitude for strategically thinking things through.