I randomly came across this article today and it sends a serious message and a warning, that could save you 6 figures.
Some man from Fort Lauderdale Florida shared his story a few years ago, about how he went to the casino with his female friend (big mistake #1
), little did he know that this night would turn out to be the worst day of his life! He put $50 in a machine and asked his female "friend" to push the button for good luck (big mistake #2)....... Lo and behold, the bugger won a $100,000 jackpot, he was all excited and happy, as you never expect to win big in a casino let alone with anything. SO, the guy, who was already making plans on how he was going to spend all that money (liquor, drugs, weed, a couple of lizards, some crocodiles, a few pet snakes and some hookers), never thought of what was coming next.....
The surveillance reviewed the video footage, which is what normally happens in a casino, only for them to find out it was not him who pushed the button, but his lady friend. So in theory, her lucky fingers made HIM win the jackpot, using the money HE spent, right ? Not so fast !!! The guy was DENIED the jackpot by the casino, claiming that it was his friend who pushed the button, so SHE was entitled to the jackpot. It turns out that at the casino, only the person that pulls the arm or pushes the button gets the money..........
But the worse is yet to come - she took her jackpot winnings and walked away, whilst the guy was calling her out and asking her what was she doing ? She ignored and just walked away that filthy little scoundrel. He did not hear from her after that, but only weeks later through a text asking him if he was still mad at her ?
SO, this is a big warning to those who gamble and go to a casino, NEVER ask your friend or significant other to push the button or pull the arm for good luck, nor roll the dice or ANYTHING, don't let them touch ANYTHING, they may cost you your jackpot. AND when buying scratch and win tickets, always sign your name and write your address.
This is a lesson in life......
#1) You will find out the hard way who your real friends are (Oh I learned this lesson the hard way alright, fortunately for me I did not lose $100k, but I have helped people whom I thought were friends, and thanks to me they earned big money with the work they do........) and after they did not need me and stopped using me, never hear from them again. SO..........never trust your friends with money or luck, all it takes is $100k for a friend to walk away and pretend you didn't f****** exist.
#2) Gold diggers. Make sure you get to know your significant other before spitting "I do" from your mouth, because gold diggers are everywhere, waiting for every chance they get to walk with the loot and f*** off with your money.
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SO.........who is at fault here ? Where in that casino was this rule written ? Why didn't the guy sue ? If a rule is not displayed anywhere, it cannot be enforced. He knew only after the fact that the winnings go to the person pushing the button. I think the casino here were complete and utter cocks, because they would have seen in the footage that the guy pushed the buttons, but instead they decided to give his entire winnings to the lady who pushed the button. After all, it was HIS $50 in the machine, not hers.
BUT she could have been a REAL friend and given him the money. Once the casino gives you the winnings, you are free to do as you please. Instead she walked away. It was clear in her mind she did not want to split the money.
God forbid if the roles were reversed, and it was the lady who played, and the guy pushed the button, had the guy walked away with the money. It would have been total chaos. I'm shocked that the guy did nothing afterwards, and some nerves of her to text him and ask him if he is still mad........ Hopefully he dumped her and no longer spoke to her, I mean $100k is a big deal, and I don't buy the "oh she was going to give him some money if not for his threatening texts" that's rubbish - It's his F money, if not for that $50 in the slot, he would not have won and technically since she was not sitting at the slot and put her money in, it should be HIS winnings - and he probably would have split the money with her anyway - but she turned out to be a complete and utter ***t
NEVER trust your friends with money....
NEVER trust your significant other with money......
They will screw you over every chance they get.
Here is the article from 2017
https://www.wilx.com/content/news/Florida-man-denied-100000-jackpot-because-he-let-friend-push-the-button-419015184.html
Now in 2017, $100k was worthy....... Today this winning would have the same worth as $20k. Basically 1 month's rent, groceries, utilities and taxes in America!