Modern Blackjack nth Edition

The question has been asked, if you have been trespassed, that is told to never to enter a casino again, what happens if you do and you make a large win? Can the casino to refuse to pay you? Suppose you put a dollar in a Video Poker machine and hit the jackpot?

This is a tough question, and varies by location and specifics. But, let us look at it from a practical point of view.

There exists an old maxim, ostensibly by Thomas Draxis in 1616, that possession is nine points of the law. It isn’t a de jure law anywhere. It’s just de facto. That is, it is what actually happens as opposed to what should happen. In AP play, I am more interested in what does happen than what should happen. If someone has something that you have a right to, you are the one that has to fight for it. And that fight may require large amounts of money and time, no matter how good your case or cause. So, in the case of a jackpot that requires someone to come out of the woodwork and pay you, they have the money. And, rightly or wrongly, they can hold it. So, in answer to your question, the casino keeps it.

I’m talking reality, not right-or-wrong. If you have been trespassed, keep your buy-ins small, don’t carry large numbers of chips, and don’t make bets with large ratio payoffs.

Disclaimer: This is my own opinion and I am not a lawyer.