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Re:Russians Engineer a Slot Machine Cheat that Casinos Can't... by crusso on Monday February 06, 2017 @11:50AM (#13581280)
Casinos can forbid all they want, but the teeth in the deal is that lawmakers back up the Casinos' rights to set the rules and force you to play by them.
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Re:Russians Engineer a Slot Machine Cheat that Casinos Can't... by jdmichal on Monday February 06, 2017 @12:13PM (#13581561)
To be fair, the lawmakers aren't really necessary. It only avoids the friction of forcing every gambler to sign a legally-binding contract before playing.
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Re:Russians Engineer a Slot Machine Cheat that Casinos Can't... by fitchjo on Monday February 06, 2017 @01:56PM (#13582699)
It is, insofar as it turns what could potentially be a civil suit into a criminal proceeding.
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