Stealth Bomber
Well-Known Member
This article speaks of exactly what I've been preaching:
Indian Casinos - enter at your own risk! *LINK*
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Automatic Monkey
Banned
It's a problem
And the worst part is that that most of the tribes that have casinos aren't even real Indian tribes; they're BS tribes fabricated for the purpose of building a casino. So they don't have any legitimate history of dealing with civil issues. State and federal criminal law however does apply on reservations when non-Indians are involved, so one way of dealing with it might be to hit them with criminal complaints- fraud, theft, etc.
Suppose you are at an Indian casino and you go to cash in at the cashier's cage. They take your cheques, put them in the drawer, and say "Thanks, paleface. Now get the hell out of here." Has this happened to anyone yet?
And the worst part is that that most of the tribes that have casinos aren't even real Indian tribes; they're BS tribes fabricated for the purpose of building a casino. So they don't have any legitimate history of dealing with civil issues. State and federal criminal law however does apply on reservations when non-Indians are involved, so one way of dealing with it might be to hit them with criminal complaints- fraud, theft, etc.
Suppose you are at an Indian casino and you go to cash in at the cashier's cage. They take your cheques, put them in the drawer, and say "Thanks, paleface. Now get the hell out of here." Has this happened to anyone yet?
Interesting Experience
About 10 years ago in the Seminole Bingo Reservation in Tampa, FL a woman played bingo and thought she had won $92K. I reiterate...THOUGHT.
You see, the tribe determined that she didn't play by the rules and wouldn't pay.
It was in the local papers and they showed pictures of what she did.
It was a game where the player WRITES in 8 numbers and if those numbers come in before so many numbers called, you win. Well, the jackpot was $92K and she wrote her 8 numbers. The ticket that was shown in the paper clearly shows the numbers. But, since the number 1 was darker than the others, the indians claimed she 'traced' over the number. (like going UP and DOWN to make the number 1) The rules says that you cannot change or alter the numbers in any way once they are written. Because of this rule, they denied her the money. It was unbelievable. There was no way she made ANOTHER different number and you could hardly tell that she went up and down, verses down once.
She tried suing them for the money, but the courts denied the suit saying that the indians were "soverign".
The Canadian lady got lots of publicity (bad publicity for the casino) but still didn't get her money.
You think the Indians cared? Hell no, that casino is bigger doing more business today than they ever dreamed of back then!
Without some regulation, these places go hog wild and there isn't nothing you or I can do about it.
Again, BEWARE when entering these places!
Radar
About 10 years ago in the Seminole Bingo Reservation in Tampa, FL a woman played bingo and thought she had won $92K. I reiterate...THOUGHT.
You see, the tribe determined that she didn't play by the rules and wouldn't pay.
It was in the local papers and they showed pictures of what she did.
It was a game where the player WRITES in 8 numbers and if those numbers come in before so many numbers called, you win. Well, the jackpot was $92K and she wrote her 8 numbers. The ticket that was shown in the paper clearly shows the numbers. But, since the number 1 was darker than the others, the indians claimed she 'traced' over the number. (like going UP and DOWN to make the number 1) The rules says that you cannot change or alter the numbers in any way once they are written. Because of this rule, they denied her the money. It was unbelievable. There was no way she made ANOTHER different number and you could hardly tell that she went up and down, verses down once.
She tried suing them for the money, but the courts denied the suit saying that the indians were "soverign".
The Canadian lady got lots of publicity (bad publicity for the casino) but still didn't get her money.
You think the Indians cared? Hell no, that casino is bigger doing more business today than they ever dreamed of back then!
Without some regulation, these places go hog wild and there isn't nothing you or I can do about it.
Again, BEWARE when entering these places!
Radar
suicyco maniac
Well-Known Member
I try....
...to only play in tribals where other counters I know have already been barred so I will know what I am up against...SM
...to only play in tribals where other counters I know have already been barred so I will know what I am up against...SM