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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
I don't understand, the guy went to cash and the clerk said the ticket was a refund, and the guy said " no, I hit " and some of you seem to think the clerk should have said " Oh, OK, here's your money "?
It seems to me that pretty much as soon as the track found out the whole story they paid the guy. Sounds to me as though justice was served and only an overzealous reporter, as was pointed out here, made more of the story than was necessary.
Now, I realize the law as it seems to be written is unfair, and if tracks are accepting any wagers they should be responsible for them, whether or not the money gets transfered into a mutual pool. It's called the risk of doing business. If we bet, and we win, we must get paid. In this case that happened. But, this law needs to both be changed and made more clear.
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Sounds to me like the guy went home with his bet repaid. This guy probably does not have a ton of money and they get it to him a day later. He goes home thinkn he is not going to get his money... Thats the problem. That is a business problem that they have had to have encountered before. It got into the paper. You dont let a legit claim like that go home. Thats bad business imo. In fact you tout the fact you had a winner at the very track w/out giving names... ask the customer if they mind announcing they have had a big winner. Surely Harrah's is accustomed to this strategy. I have a diff. mindset about tracks and other betting services on horse races, too much of a Vegas mentality possibly. But that seems to work awfully well. Sounds like they let a customer go home thinkin he was screwed.
So, winning ticket money not claimed? Where does that go? In Louisiana. What is the rule?