Issue #181
weekly
Dear Reader,
This is more or less a special edition. There are no ads, no jokes, no forum highlights, nothing but my thoughts on Hamptons casino and the corrupt operator who has tricked us all. Read on...
Pissedoffingly yours,
Bryan
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I've listened to this - and I find it hard to believe that the player confessed to all of this under duress. He sounds like a player who just got caught, but I'm still not 100% certain.
One thing that gets me is that he mentioned he wrote this program in COBOL, which is odd since this is an old language. Most of the tech heads I know have stated that you can't write a robot in COBOL since it can't read the screen thus no interface.
He now claims that he was baiting you, hoping to make a deal...but if he had no program to sell, why would he make a deal? This blows me away.
I think the bottom line is -- do you have tangible evidence that he used a robot, thus voiding his play? I feel that this is what everyone needs so everyone is certain.
Sincerely,
Bryan
Actually, I'm wondering if airing the clip is such a good idea. Players may get all freaked out about a casino tape recording players' phone conversations. I know, the player had posted what he did on another board. He wanted to do it on mine, but I didn't feel it was right so I disallowed it. And if a casino has this sort of material posted, then it looks like tit for tat; you screw me I screw you sort of thing.
My idea is that I just describe what transpired over the half hour conversation. I honestly feel that this may be more effective, especially since we are only hearing from the vocal players. We haven't heard from the "silent majority" those that lurk, watching this as spectators; we don't know what they are thinking.
I haven't made any public statement that I have listened to a half hour conversation between you two; I haven't described what I heard or how things were said. Does the player have a copy of this tape as well? I am wondering how much he knows of what I know.
Let me know your thoughts.
Sincerely,
Bryan
Ron/Rich/Richie Rich called me and wanted to know my thoughts and told me that he agreed that players would probably get a little freaked out like I mentioned. Tit for tat, we don't want 'dat.
But I still wasn't totally satisfied, I asked him if he had proof other than this "confession", that the Pirate used a robot, some sort of data or what-not. He said "Yes, I have proof." I said, "Are you going to make this public? The confession isn't good enough." He said he wasn't going to do this, that the tape is all he is going to provide. I told him that the Pirate would probably take him to court. Ron/Rich said "Bring it on." He was prepared to fight this legally.
Well as time elapsed, things got heated in Casinomeister's forum. And things got interesting as well. A representative from Hamptons casino divulged how they were able to detect Pirate's "robot", which prompted Mike McMain, RTG's Director of Engineering,, to jump into the forum and refute this claim. There was major bullshit coming out of this casino, and they were shooting themselves in the foot with such mindless claims. And I feel sick about the whole thing. Why?
Because there is NO ROBOT.
Rich (Ron Lewin) told me over the phone that he had physical evidence that Brian used a robot (besides his "confession"). This was a lie. And I'm so friggin' pissed right now because I have put my reputation on the line, I have made public statements that Hamptons had this evidence. You don't lie to me, because when you lie to the Casinomeister - you get caught.
From the git go, there has been speculation that Rich coerced this confession out of the player. This was always lingering in the back of my head but I gave Ron/Rich the benefit of the doubt; I believed what he told me was true. But yesterday, someone contacted me, who will obviously remain anonymous (who knows what stupid shit Katz will pull), who has been behind the scenes, and he has confirmed my suspicions (and everyone else's) that Rich coerced "the Pirate" into confessing to something that he didn't have - a robot.
There is no robot. Rich knows this, the Pirate knows this, RTG knows this, and so do you. What this someone told me was personal in detail, and believe me it just bolsters the facts outlining this case.
1) Hamptons didn't have the money to cover the funds to pay the player.
2) Hamptons increased the wagering limits in the hope that the Pirate would lose it back.
3) RTG gave a clean bill of health about the game.
4) Rich goes into a panic because he owes the player $1.3 million dollars.
5) Rich tricks the player into saying he has a robot after telling the player he will never see a dime.
6) Rich calls me and tells me he has proof besides the tape that a robot exists.
7) Hamptons enters Casinomeister forum detailing how the robot was detected.
8) RTG enters the forum stating that Hamptons could in no way shape or form detect this robot.
9) Player logs are requested - all requests are ignored.
10) Rich is asked to provide his proof of a robot - requests ignored.
11) MSNBC contacts me - looks like they are going to do a story on this case.
12) Someone contacts me giving me the inside scoop.
But even if this "someone" didn't contact me, I would have woken up and smelled the coffee anyway; everything fits into place already.
And I feel like shit because now it is crystal clear to me that this player has been unjustly called a cheater, an abusive player, a T&C violator, and he's been raped out of $1.3 MILLION DOLLARS! I cannot imagine the stress he is gone through, both him and his family.
And what about this stupid robot policy? As mentioned before, the only thing robots can do (robots are software programs that can play at the casino instead of you) is play perfect strategy. Isn't this what we are all trying to do anyway? It's stupid to ban them because all they can do is make you lose your money faster. Microgaming, and OddsOn have robots built into their software so you can leave your computer, grab a beer, watch some TV and come back. Shame on RTG for not policing their casino's terms and conditions on this. It's like there is total chaos out there.
In closing, I apologize to the "Pirate", but I had believed that Hamptons Casino was being straightforward with me. Right after the infamous tape was released, Ron/Rich wrote to me and stated, "If he (the player) were baiting me he made a terrible mistake didn't he....he's going to have to live with his mistakes, we all do, every day, we are all responsible for the way we carry our selves." I read this and I wonder how this person can sleep at night, or face himself in the mirror, if he has kids - how can he look them straight in the eye. This whole episode has been one big sleaze fest, and I am sickened with how embarassingly stupid and corrupt this operator has behaved. I am not one to be lied to. When you lie to me, you lie to the entire gaming community.
Complaints? Kudos? Please let me know.
Peace
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