Easy Money

Sometimes an act is morally questionable, but funny. Take for example the screwed up slot machine at Caesars Indiana called Easy Money.

The slot machine did not malfunction, but the software in it had not been set for U.S. currency. The machine was crediting players for 10 times the amount they inserted……An incident report told of at least two dozen patrons who inserted cash, hit a button to get a voucher and collected thousands of dollars apiece.

Someone at Caesars just plain screwed up and set the machine wrong. We all know the house always wins and this is no exception. Even if the players used the slot like an ATM, I have to wonder how many times mistakes are made in the other direction.

Were the customers morally correct? No, but it’s hard to feel sorry for a company, the world's largest casino company, that posted a net profit of $237.5 million in the last quarter.

Making nearly a billion dollars in net profits a year, I think Harrah's will survive.