Now you're comparing "accidental" max bet spins (which it appears it WASN'T hence you were wrong) with typos in a forum post? Really?? Really???
See, this is the point where you could show everyone some humility and show that you actually listen and appreciate the points made by others, and admit errors. Instead, you push the argument off on another tangent hoping to get something right that way. Trouble is, these tangents are so way off and irrelevant they come across as desperate.
The only "assumption" I made is that the player MIGHT (notice that word) have been employing advantage play tactics by reducing lines and increasing bet per line. I based this assessment (not an assumption as I didn't state that it WAS that way just that it MIGHT be) on the odd bet amount that AFAIK can't be achieved by pressing "max bet", but rather only by having the lines already decreased and hitting the space bar (later confirmed by OP).
Its a long long way from launching into a multi-paragraph rant about how the OP was an innocent victim of the "deliberate max bet button placement conspiracy" involving all casino software providers working together to rob players of their winnings. Its especially way off considering the OP didn't actually hit max bet in the first place.
In other words, you're only focused on what (you think) the casino has done to allow a situation to occur, rather than all the information provided. I could see, and have seen, your detection and reasoning skills used in an impartial way producing some highly accurate, logical and informative posts. Unfortunately, all I see these days is you resorting to ridiculous and ill-considered "expose's" that almost exclusively involves ragging on operators for the tiniest and most irrelevant and unreasonable things, rather than accepting and acknowledging both that there are two sides to a coin, and that others do make valid points that often contradict your own.
I used to read every word of yours for years vinyl. I admired your objectivity and your "each case on its merits" attitude. Now, its just like reading any old "casinos are evil" poster. Its a damn shame.
Anyway, I'm not going to say any more on this from now on, as I don't want to be accused of personal agendas etc.
They are VERY similar, both involving the hitting of the wrong key. It is only the consequences that differ. It's a tiny mistake with consequences out of all proportion being imposed, just like the £150 fine for getting back to your parked car a minute late.
I have OFTEN done "max bet" by mistake. I have also hit the "lo" button on a fruit machine instead of "high", or instead of "collect". I just lose that bet, I don't have my pockets emptied by the arcade owner.
The software interface does not form spontaneously, it is by DESIGN, and it is by DESIGN that "max bet" is placed right next to the "spin" button. Somebody asked that the button be placed there, and that someone had a vested interest in making it so easy to hit.
The design came before bonus rules, so the original idea was not to be able to void winnings, but get players making bigger bets. A responsible gambling approach to design would have lead to safeguards being in place to prevent the accidental huge bet. Some softwares did have such safeguards, I recall one that had an "are you sure" pop up when trying to hit a 17 at Blackjack. By default this was switched on, and the player had to change it to be off if they felt happy to make their own decisions about hitting a 17.
The consequences used to just be that a player would lose much more on a single bet than they had intended, so damage was limited. We now have a situation where the damage of just ONE keyboard or mouse fumble can have almost unlimited consequences, so we are at a stage where the design status quo is no longer acceptable.
The easiest solution would be an "are you sure" guard on the max bet button, thus letting the player know they are about to bet much more if they confirm "yes".
There are actually loads of business conspiracies around. Some get busted, and some VERY serious ones have been uncovered after decades of abuse, such as the run of banking scandals that risked the collapse of economies since 2008, with new scandals still being uncovered.
Businesses are here to part consumers from their money, they are not here to play fair and make less money than they could by being a bit "grubby".
The labyrinth of companies one sees with the average online casino is designed to hide stuff, as well as provide a means of passing the buck. In this case, it would be "not our fault, this is how the software comes". Unlike most software we use, the casino client is designed for the operator, not the user, which is why there are so many complaints that are just ignored by the developers. They won't fix a problem that doesn't affect the amount of money the operator makes, and they certainly won't fix a problem that is of benefit to the operator.
In this sense, ALL casinos are "rogue", but so is Tesco, and our energy and broadband supplier. Customers are not people, they are just numbers on a computer, "units" that generate income and profit for the company. Treating customers like people is more expensive in the short term, and business rarely worries about the long term consequences of a policy until it starts to choke off their turnover.
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.. you only need a steady 100x bet win to succeed, it's definitely possible matey!
