$100 free? In a machine.

My buddy got distracted and walked away after putting in a $100 ticket at Sam's Town.
"Hey,wait a minute,I left a hundred dollars in that machine!"
SOOOOO, he went to the security department and asked to see the video.
They complied and saw that an older lady sat down and cashed out the ticket.
The casino said....."Sorry".

IMO,it was lost and not stolen. Right?

An old lady cashed it out. What happened to the great USA?

Nope stolen.

On one of the Travel Channel specials about Vegas they had a question about if you found a ticket on the ground on whether it was yours or not. It was considered stolen if you didn't turn it over to security. This doesn't seem any different.

The casinos don't care. All they care about is the money, their money. Those video tapes are there to monitor anything that happens that will affect their bottom line.

Those darn little old lady terrorists.

Sure, they seem innocent enough,......

First it was the Splenda and condiments on the coffee shop table.

Next, it was the Kleenex in the restrooms.

What's next?

An old lady? at Sam's Town? NEVER!!!!!

"Old" is redundant.

I think if you find money, it should be yours, I just found a billfold 3 days ago and turned it in, but that is different. IMO

I say lost. Too bad.

Here is the fine print on the back of a TITO I forgot to cash ($.89):

"This ticket is a bearer instrument. [Casino] is not responsible for lost or stolen tickets. The player is responsible for checking this ticket for accuracy, including the date and amonts shown, and must immediately notify and attendant of any error. Tickets are void if illegible, altered, counterfeit, incomplete, produced in error, or fail any validation testing. [Casino] shall not be responsible for the issuance, validation, or payment of lost, stolen, counterfeit or multiple cash vouchers. [Casino] shall be discharged from any and all liability upon payment of any claim arising from the redemption of the first cash voucher presented with a valid bar code. [Casino] reserves the right to withhold validation and payment pending a determination whether the cash voucher has been stolen or lost. Redeemable only at [casino]."

So, maybe if they'd caught the lady, with the ticket in her possession, called their attorneys, taken it to court 2 years later, and the judge determined your friend's $100 was indeed "stolen", the casino is then "not responsible for....payment of...stolen ticket." Your friend could then hire an attorney and file a civil suit against the lady for the $100. Your friend might get a judgement in his favor, and then good luck getting the lady to fork over the $100. Of course, meanwhile a ton of time and money is spent to get the $100 back. And not likely the casino would even get involved in the first place, as was proven when they told your friend "sorry."