Slot Machine with Bad Software Sends Players To Jail

Posted by Zonk on Friday July 20, 2007 @08:22AM from the can't-you-see-the-code dept.

dcollins writes "Previous discussions here have turned into debates over who is liable for faulty software: the programmers, the publisher, etc. Yahoo has a new option: perhaps the users are criminally liable for using the software. From the AP: 'Prosecutors are considering criminal charges against casino gamblers who won big on a slot machine that had been installed with faulty software ... A decision on whether to bring criminal charges could come in a couple of weeks, said John Colin, chief deputy prosecutor for Harrison County. He said 'criminal intent' may be involved when people play a machine they know is faulty.' Would your average user be able to distinguish 'faulty software' from 'lucky'?"

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Best editors on the planet by Wrexen · 2007-07-20 08:28 · Score: 0, Troll

Did Zonk even read the article?
Re:Good grief by Sark666 · 2007-07-20 10:50 · Score: 0, Troll

IANAL?!

Why do so many people here insist on mentioning their sexual preferences when it has absolutely nothing to do with the subject?!

Please, in the future, keep your sexual preferences to yourself. If this is actually something you enjoy, I'm sure there are many sites where you'll find someone having the same interest. /. and sex shouldn't mix.