Nearly 1,000 individuals have been cited or arrested in the state of Colorado due to a little-known law titled ‘Fraud-take money not won.’
The casinos utilized Statue 12-47.1-823(1)(c) in their efforts to arrest or cite casino goers who unwittingly used abandoned slot credits found at a gaming machine or cashed in a credit voucher found on the game floor.
The range of player indiscretions also includes finding and using chips that were dropped or forgotten by another player to a variety of less innocent crimes, such as trying to swipe blackjack chips or cheating at roulette.
Casinos, by law, own abandoned, lost or forgotten ‘property’ inside the walls of their facility. (READ SO: NEVADA UNCLAIMED WINS COULD EVEN CASINOS PRODUCTION IN ONE QT)
Terry O’Malley is an attorney in Denver whose law firm is now reportedly representing two individuals who face casino fraud charges. One individual reportedly found chips in the outdoor smoking area of a venue while the other client reportedly found a credit ticket on the floor.
