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- May 22, 2012
Yes, it's a question of disclosure and the burden of proof is nowhere near as high as in a criminal court.I get what you're saying, but I feel kind of uneasy about it as a general principle. Imagine if you had a court of law, and one side was allowed to present their arguments to the judge or jury without the other side even knowing what the information was, with no ability to either question the accuracy of that information or provide a reasonable explanation?
Casinos themselves are not always completely honest, and even if they are, can make mistakes. Even when there are no blatant lies, people can fudge some details out of either sloppiness or lacking honesty - sometimes those minor details end up being important. It seems like it's asking a lot out of the arbitrator to determine both the accuracy of the information they've been provided and that there's no reasonable explanation for it - it seems like in many cases determining whether the information was accurate would not be possible at all, unless one side is simply given the benefit of the doubt.
Do you have examples of the types of things that may fall under the category, and the limits of it? Specific examples may not be possible to provide because you don't want to give fraudsters information on how not to get caught, but just the general nature of the types of information we're talking about.
MaxD has done multitudes of PABs in his time and knows if he's being fed BS by either party.
Therefore he can liaise between them, giving the complainant the nature of the information held without being too expansive - I'm sure it's a fine line to tread and I'm glad we have an expert here. Remember he will have seen the type of information before and unlike us will know how it's obtained or identified behind the scenes and therefore the veracity of it. I haven't a clue why this case has occurred specifically but at least there's a line of communication available via Homerbert and MaxD and it's in neither of their interests to be anything other than straight.