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Giving tokens to a gambler? (spoilers maybe)


I've never been to a casino, and I'll take the movie's word that this act would get a guy fired but I never would have thought so.

My question is why? Seems like he defused what could have been a very bad scene of a loud man being thrown out. Instead he gave the guy a couple tokens and everything was fine.

Did it have something to do with the dispute with the old lady? I know he seemed to tell a white lie when he told his boss the guy used his own coins. Big deal?

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Well, I've never been to a casino either but I'm guessing there are rules which help clarify who owns the winnings from machines.

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I've worked at casinos. Giving money to a customer to use to gamble will get you fired immediately.

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Okay, great, but why would it get you fired? Seems like it would get the guy hooked into a game, and help business.

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I work in AC: giving money to a customer is grounds for firing, as was said. Why? Strict rules regarding gaming, including collusion with a customer to beat the house (a dealer gives someone money and then influences the customers game. customer wins, splits winnings with dealer). The possibilities are endless, hence: no money to customers. Period. Do it and get caught (and you will), you're gone. And, there are, in fact, quarter machines. Machines will spit out a printed receipt to be turned in to claim winnings, but there was no "coins pouring out of machine" in the film, just the man celebrating. I would assume the filmmakers knew all this: they had permission to film at Ceasar's - they run a tight ship over there, it's in their interest the filmmakers get it right.

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So that was filmed at Caesers? I was trying to find that but I couldn't find anything definate.

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My dad works in customer service at Thunder Valley in Sacramento, CA. I just asked him (having read Kerra's 2nd post) and he said more or less the same thing. Also, if its anything secretly such as in the movie, they will assume its worse. Which would also get you fired.
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Had Duane gave him a free drink or tickets to a show, would that have been the right thing to do?

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