Re: Chip Runner Lays Odds
Several points:
1. Yes SOMEONE was accountable for that money. This is a casino and they keep track of every dime, otherwise theft would be rampant (and there is probably already plenty).
If the runner didn't have to pay for it then his/her supervisor did or the pokre room manager or someone, the buck stopped somewhere.
2. Was this "morally" wrong? Yes. It's a common scenario though. Say the teller at the bank gives you an extra $20, the guy at the gas station gives you change for a $20 when you handed him a $10, etc. The question becomes "Are you under a moral obligation to point out an error someone made that is favorable to you and costly to them, even though you did not actively participate in said error." Most people in our society say yes.
3. There are ALOT of hypocrites on this thread. While many would have pointed out the error, many who say they would have in actuallity would NOT have.
4. The really callous would argue that the chip runner KNOWS he's accountable for over-changing and thus if he makes the mistake he deserves to pay it. The casinos make them accountable to provide movitation to NOT make mistakes.
5. $100 means different things to differnet people. To the chip runner making a low hourly wage it probably meant alot. To a player playing 10/20 hold em it probably means very little, something to keep in mind.
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