Since joining this forum, I've read various accounts of scam artists who "work" the casinos. Maybe if we share our stories, we can be more
vigilant, and avoid being conned. Have you ever been approached by one of them?
My story: I was at the Hollywood during the day. The casino wasn't particularly busy, in fact, it was rather empty. I was sitting in a row of machines,
where I was the only person playing. Hubby was off in another part of the casino, and I wasn't exactly sure where he was, truth be told.
A woman, who looked to be in her mid-thirties came and sat next to me. She sat there for a minute, then asked me how I was doing. I told her I was "up
and down" on my machine. Then she began to tell me her "sob story." She said the money in her purse had been stolen. I told her how sorry I
was, and that she should go tell security that she'd been robbed. She said it wouldn't do any good. I was becoming skeptical. I'd be screaming
to the rooftops, if I thought I'd been pick-pocketed. She said she had no gas to get home. *red alert* Who coasts into a
casino with no gas in their tank? She tried to work me for several more minutes, and when she saw I wasn't taking the bait, she wished me luck, then moved
on. It was at least an hour later, that we were leaving the casino, when I saw her positioned next to another woman, who was sitting at a bank of machines,
with no one else around her. I knew she was being "given the business" by this same woman. I should've gone to security to alert them right
away, but I didn't - I don't know why.
There's every possibility that this woman could've been telling the truth. But I seriously doubt it. In her given situation, I would've contacted
security about the robbery, then called a relative to come get me, if I didn't have gas in my car to get home. Thank goodness I have a skeptical nature.
But I wonder how many kind souls have fallen victim to these scam artists.
Do you have a scam artist story to share?
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Posts: 196 07/01/2009 20:02 |
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Posts: 2161 07/01/2009 21:08 |
I do. Two in fact. A black man has been going around for several years inside and outside of the casinos trying to sell a genuine "diamond ring" for
$40! Another was a young black girls who appeared to be in her twenties. She sat down next to me at a slot machine. Jerry was on the other side of me. She kept
saying how good I was doing and I was going to win big. Then in a little while she told me a man had kidnapped her in another state and brought her to the
casino and left her. He took all her money and left and she had to money to get home on. I said I was sorry but I had just spent all the money I had and we
were going to leave. She got up and left real quick!
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Posts: 398 07/01/2009 22:13 |
every now and then, somebody comes along and starts with their sob story. I just tell them I have lost all my money, sorry I can not help. they usually move
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Posts: 510 07/02/2009 09:47 |
My experience was along the same vein. The only time we were in LV, a couple of guys stopped us on the street and said they had lost all their money and they
were trying to get enough together for a bus trip back home. I proceeded to lecture them on how stupid they were for not buying their ticket before they
gambled and how the walk home would give them time to think of how they should plan better next time
Aretta (aka Simmie)
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Rapunze123 |
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Posts: 196 07/03/2009 06:43 |
Simmie wrote:Bet they changed their story from"lost all our money" to "we were robbed" after the lecture.  Funny how some people spend
their life working hard at not working.
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Posts: 398 07/03/2009 11:36 |
Had one girl come up to me last week at Horseshoe. told me she just got off work and needed money for the bus home. No buses run to Tunica that I know of.
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Posts: 3337 07/03/2009 13:09 admin |
LOL Rap you are so right. Working hard at not working.
I have seen it to the point where people would sleep in their cars and beg for money until they got enough for gas to get home.. Then again I have seen the same people begging for gas month after month. My worst experience was at the Golden Moon. I was playing a Bingo type slot (haven't seen it to this day in Tunica) and a couple sat down behind me turning the chairs around from the bank across the aisle and placed themselves behind me to watch. I felt like they were in the balcony overlooking every move./spin. They made small talk and said they had spent all their money and loved that game and just wanted to watch. They also kept commenting on how they had lost all their money on THAT machine. (apparently they were having separation anxiety). The machine was paying and I just couldn't get up and leave it. I also didn't realize this couple so seriously considered slot machines as a spectator sport. They started out bumming a light, then when the server came by they order something to drink because I did and of course they didn't tip so I tipped to cover theirs as it wasn't the servers fault they were rude. Then they ran out of smokes and bummed a couple. At this point my cheery friendly attitude is quickly diminishing. No more responding to every comment they made to me. All of a sudden I developed hearing problems and would just look at them funny and point to my ears. Finally they got to me. I was leaving, winning or not. I was beginning to get creeped out. I cashed out and went to the cash cage to cash my ticket only to turn around and they were right there! They wanted some of their money back and proceeded to tell me I had their money. Now we have gone beyond creepy and bumming. I told them shame on them. (like they were my kids or something) Where that came from I don't know, I was just weirded out. It worked, because as I started into a mini speech of they didn't need to gamble and blah blah they left. Which was what I was hoping for but not what flashed thru the anxiety part of my brain. Thank goodness these are few and far between. But hey we run into folks looking for a hand out not just the casinos. I am more likely to give something to someone on a street corner than in a casino. Jen |
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Posts: 3337 07/03/2009 13:12 admin |
Nostress there is a delta transit bus (I think that's the name, not local) for casino workers and another bus that takes casino workers to Memphis.
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Posts: 196 07/03/2009 17:48 |
Jen, that is a very scary story. I think they select women playing alone, because of the intimidation factor. And two-against-one makes it even more
intimidating. I've had as many as 4 people crowd around me, and keep making comments on how well I'm doing on a machine......even if I'm just
getting small wins. I get creeped-out, too.
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Posts: 8 07/03/2009 19:39 |
Jen--really what you need to do is call security to take care of this type of person.
As you never know what they may do and the casinos just don't put up with it. So be safe -enjoy and of course be careful. Carol 
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Posts: 2161 07/05/2009 18:45 |
Jen, we don't need for you to get hurt and as a matter of fact....you don't need for you to get hurt! If something like that happens again PLEASE call
security or ask any employee passing by to get security for you!
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Posts: 285 07/05/2009 19:49 |
We had a scam by a guy at a nearby gas station. He called my husband over to the car and told him that his car had been broken into and his wife's purse
had been stolen with $900 in it. He said they had a room at Sam's Town that we could have for $30 gas money. He said he had children with him and showed
Jerry the carseat from the backseat. He needed to get home to Georgia. We looked at the car and there was no damage and we couldn't figure out why they
would leave a purse in the car when they were at casinos so we said NO. Mikey was approached by the same guy at the Fitz but I will let Mikey tell his own
story.
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Posts: 196 07/05/2009 20:49 |
I also remember a post by someone who said they were called over to a car outside a casino, and were told their family had been stranded, and they had no money
for gas. Then someone in the car would reach out, and snatch the victim's purse, as they sped away. I am of a mind, where I wouldn't believe a true
story, if they were down on their knees.
Met a family of Mexican-Americans, who wanted to borrow a wrench. We always carry a set of tools with us, but we were reluctant to offer it, so we said we had none. I would hate to think we stranded a family, when we easily had the tools they needed. 
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Posts: 28 07/06/2009 12:25 |
The crowd at the GS Last Sunday made me a little nervous. There was a group of young men sitting a few machines over from me and they kept walking by looking
at my machine. I ignored them and played on. Security was walking around and I knew all I needed to do was get their attention. One came up and asked me how I
was doing and bummed a cigarette I gave him one and told him I was losing he walked away thanked me for the cigarette and wished me luck. That was the end of
that. I didn't think I should tell him about the Royal I hit earlier that night.
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Posts: 89 07/11/2009 12:11 |
Guess we've been lucky. The only thing close to a scam was when we were in Tunica the first time. some young guy in his 20's
tried to pick Sue up at the Horseshoe. She said she was married and walked away. She told me what happened and I told her he was probably after her money
especially considerng she was probably twice her age
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