Hey, you forgot your money
Robert Taylor from Arizona won $229,000 on a Las Vegas slot machine but walked away unaware of his windfall, due to an error in the machine. It took nearly three weeks for gaming board agents to track him down and enrich him. Robert Taylor hit the jackpot on a slot machine at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino on the Vegas strip, but the “slot machine experienced a malfunction that prevented Robert and casino personnel from realizing that a progressive jackpot had been won.” the Nevada Gaming Control Board said. “By the time an extensive review of the slot machine and the communications technology was completed, confirming the jackpot had been won, Robert Taylor had returned home to Arizona.” The casino struggled to identify its lucky patron.
The gaming board launched an extensive investigation that included a review of hours of surveillance footage across numerous properties; witness interviews; a study of electronic purchase records; and analysis of ride-share data obtained by the Nevada Transportation Authority. Eventually, the investigation was able to identify Taylor as the lucky casino patron. He was notified nearly three weeks after his win. “The Nevada Gaming Control Board is charged with the strict regulation of the gaming industry, the protection of the gaming public, and ensuring that the industry benefits the state of Nevada,” said James Taylor, chief of enforcement for the board. “I commend the agents of the enforcement division … for ensuring that the public trust in the gaming industry remains strong by spending countless hours over two weeks to ensure that a patron is awarded winnings owed to him. “I’d also like to thank the Nevada Transportation Authority for their assistance in confirming the identity of the patron. This has been a great example of government working together for the benefit of the public.”
Robert Taylor will return to Las Vegas to collect his $229,368.52 jackpot, according to gaming officials. In a report released last month, the state gaming board revealed that casinos “won” – or earned – a record $13.4bn. Las Vegas is kid-friendly and an excellent tourist destination for families. My husband and I recently visited with our 7 and 5 year old daughters, my sister and my brother in law. We were very surprised at the amount of good options we had to enjoy as a family. Even my youngest daughter says that Las Vegas is “the best place in the world because there is everything to have fun.”
Honest jokes
Honestly, vegans should stop.
If they continue eating the Amazon rainforest we won’t be able to breathe.
A man meets an attractive woman in a bar and tells her, “You know, I’m a lawyer.”
“Honest?” the woman asks.
“No, no. Just the regular kind,” he replied.
What’s the difference between flying pigs and honest politicians?
There actually was a time when Swine Flu.
Wife: Now that we’ve been married 20 years, how old do you think I look, honestly?
Husband: From your skin I’d say 28, from your hair 25, from your figure 29.
Wife: Oh, what a lovely thing to say.
Husband: Hang on, I haven’t finished adding it up yet.
November 11th Birthdays
1962 – Demi Moore, 1961 – Uldouz Wallace, 1993 – Camille Hyde, 1964 – Calista Flockhart
1994 – Tye Sheridan, 1925 – Jonathan Winters, 1885 – George Patton, 1974 – Leonardo DeCaprio