gambling
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Man Goes On US$1.5m Gambling Spree After ATM Glitch Allows Him Unlimited Withdrawals
Ronald Page, a retired General Motors worker living in the Detroit area, took advantage of one hell of a computer glitch, after happening upon an ATM that allowed him to make unlimited cash withdrawals.
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How A Hacker Bootlegged The US Slot Machine Industry
No one sets out to be an international slot machine kingpin: it just sort of happens. Our friends over at Wired took a look at Rodolfo Rodriguez Cabrera, who went from a Cuban engineering student to the head of a multi-million dollar bootlegging scheme.
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A Slot Machine That Rewards You With Alcohol
Slot machine? Shot machine? In the case of the BarBot, it’s the same difference. As part of a contest, a collective known as NYC resistor spent 300 hours assembling this slot machine drink dispenser.
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Aussie Senator: Games Are Gambling Training
Nick Xenophon, independent senator in South Australia, has opened up a new front in his war on pokie machines to include arcade games that offer prizes. Such games supposedly teach kids that gambling is a normal activity and condition them to pokies venues and gameplay.