Someone can be charged with theft if he or she refuses to give back the money, he said. 'He wasn't sure it was actually considered theft in the state of Maine,' Champion said.Ĭhampion said in Maine casinos 'finders keepers' doesn't apply. His complaint about how he was treated and questions about the law reached Milt Champion, executive director of the Gambling Control Board. I don't have it all,' James French said.ĭocuments show they worked out a payment plan and James can't go back until all the money is repaid. 'I told the guy, look I'll pay the money back. All of our team members go through extensive guest service training, and are taught to be respectful and caring in all of their interactions,' General Manager Jack Sours said in a statement. 'Until the victim is made whole, it is inappropriate for us to comment further. Oxford Casino declined to answer our questions.

He says if you don't pay it back, we're going to charge you with theft,' French said. You're going to be charged with theft,'' he said.Īccording to an incident report from the Gambling Control Board, another casino patron had been playing the slot machine and inadvertently left $650 on the machine without cashing out. 'Immediately the gentleman 'you're a thief. When they went back to the casino the next day to see if their lucky streak would continue, they were confronted by casino security. He decided to cash out, go to breakfast, to the mall, and out to dinner. 'I probably played 20 minutes or so and I looked down, and I realized there was $680 on the machine,' he said. James French said the saga started when he sat down to start playing one of the slot machines. We discovered you could be taking a gamble, too, if you don't know the law.Ĭrystal French says she was having a great vacation at the Oxford Casino celebrating her birthday with her husband James, who thought he hit the jackpot. STATEWIDE (WGME) -The I-Team investigates confusion at the casino.Ī central Maine man is now banned from a local casino after what he says was an honest mistake.

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