Casino Darwinian Moment, Massachusetts Gambling Flaw Exposed

by Jack Prophet | Nov 15 2011

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Casino Patron Dodges Certain Death
In a move that should be called "bear baiting" of the stupidest kind, an Illinois casino patron has been charged with physically assaulting kick return phenom Devin Hester of the Chicago Bears. Daniel Rago, 52, has been charged with physical battery and will be in court in the next couple of weeks. According to police Hester was waiting in line at the cashier's cage when Rago reportedly slapped him on the back of the head unprovoked. Talk about spinning the roulette wheel of fate.

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Much to the relief of Rago's family the professional football player decided not to put a beat down on the no doubt pasty faced, overweight Illinoisan. Instead Hester displayed remarkable restraint and merely reported the matter to security who probably did rough up Rago as they are no doubt Bears fans. No word on whether Rago can show his face in the Windy City again but he probably shouldn't be going to a Bears game anytime soon.

This Would Never Happen in a Casino
It appears that patrons of the Massachusetts state lottery have unwittingly been taken advantage of over the last several years. The state, which like many is currently considering expanded gambling, released a report detailing the actions of several gambling syndicates to exploit a known vulnerability in one of the state's lottery games. The game was called Cash WinFall and has been pulled by the Massachusetts gambling authority as a result of the report. The flaw in the game is that under certain circumstances gambling syndicates can ensure that they win more than they paid for tickets by buying massive amounts of tickets at certain times. That is like playing Craps with loaded dice!

Essentially the game worked as a normal lottery ticket but it also triggered a special jackpot once it had passed $2,000,000 in sales. As it got close to triggering the added jackpot, lottery authorities would announce the fact to the public which would mean a sharp increase in sales as more people bought tickets. What the syndicates would do to improve their odds was to buy massive amounts of tickets a day before a Cash WinFall draw, and typically around holidays, and thus push sales over the required amount to trigger the added jackpot.

However due to the last minute action by the syndicates, and the fact that they happened around holidays, the lottery commission would be unaware that sales had met the jackpot conditions and hence would not market it to the general public in time. As such syndicates were able to buy as much as 80% of total tickets for a draw that would have the added jackpot and thus ensure themselves a healthy profit. No charges will ultimately be laid as what the syndicates were doing was entirely legal. However that kind of angle shooting certainly violated the spirit of the lottery and as such the game was pulled.

Rio Casino in Las Vegas Report Penn and Teller Missing
It appears rumours that Penn and Teller's long standing unfunny act broke up last week are sadly just that- rumours. The aging duo, who seemingly are still doing the same act as they were twenty years ago, cancelled a number of dates at the casino in late October and November and there was some hopeful discussion that their wheezy routine had come to an end. Really, just kill the little guy already!

However, it ultimately looks like just a scheduling thing with Teller being on Celebrity Apprentice and the Teller off in London for some reason. Sadly, they will be back among the baccarat  tables and slot machines  at the Rio by the end of the month.

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