Cage refuses to pay $18K+ to immediately trespassed gambler

Gambler goes to the cage to cash-out over $18K while management is in his ear that he's been trespassed and can't come back for 5 years! Then security comes up and tells the cage to stop counting money and to not pay him and to demand the $10K band he was already given back. Just another minute and he would have gotten all of his money, while the cage just finished counting $8,000 in hundreds on the countertop. But with an order from security, the cashier took the $8K back and put it on a desk in the back. The cashier still had to count out another $887.

One commenter wrote: He called the gaming commission and his lawyer... He got paid

Another comment: The incident at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot Springs, Arkansas, on May 8, 2025, involved a player, "Brutal Chameleon," who won $18,887 at blackjack but faced a payout dispute. The casino initially withheld $8,887, suspecting card counting, a legal strategy. After involving the Arkansas Racing Commission and a lawyer, the player received the full amount but was banned for five years. Card counting is legal, but casinos can ban players to protect profits.
The Arkansas Racing Commission hasn't investigated further without a formal complaint, and Oaklawn hasn't commented publicly.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hF1IBzAlrVg

Just heard a factoid on TV of current events about the weight of $10 million being over 200 pounds. I did see in the comments of the above video that each bill weighs a gram. So $10,000,000 divided by $100 bills = 100,000 bills divided by 28.28 grams per ounce = 3,536 ounces divided by 16 ounces per pound = 221 pounds. So 22.1 pounds per million dollars in hundreds.

A briefcase with $1,000,000 in hundreds comes in under the TSA weight limits for carry-ons. Much more, and you have to check it or smurf it.

I'm not familiar with the term Smurf it. But thanks for the weight limits info. If I buy a double wide seat can I bring $2 million?

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A briefcase with $1,000,000 in hundreds comes in under the TSA weight limits for carry-ons. Much more, and you have to check it or smurf it.
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Isn't the weight limit set by the airline rather than TSA?

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A briefcase with $1,000,000 in hundreds comes in under the TSA weight limits for carry-ons. Much more, and you have to check it or smurf it.
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Isn't the weight limit set by the airline rather than TSA?
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Since the TSA has been established, I've only flown one domestic airline- Jet Blue.
The one time I had an overweight carry-on, I thought they told me it was a TSA rule, but I could be mistaken.

There may be a TSA limit, but that is unlikely. Ex wife often flew with climbing gear WAY over the ‘limit’. All that was required was to pay more once you exceeded 50 pounds per bag.

She bitched about it! She weighed about 100, and her 80 pound bag required an extra (not insignificant) fee. She said she shouldn’t pay more if the 300 pound lardo squishing into her seat didn’t pay any extra!

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There may be a TSA limit, but that is unlikely. Ex wife often flew with climbing gear WAY over the ‘limit’. All that was required was to pay more once you exceeded 50 pounds per bag.

She bitched about it! She weighed about 100, and her 80 pound bag required an extra (not insignificant) fee. She said she shouldn’t pay more if the 300 pound lardo squishing into her seat didn’t pay any extra!
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You are talking luggage fees, not carry-on limits. I believe the FAA sets limits on checked luggage.

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There may be a TSA limit, but that is unlikely. Ex wife often flew with climbing gear WAY over the ‘limit’. All that was required was to pay more once you exceeded 50 pounds per bag.

She bitched about it! She weighed about 100, and her 80 pound bag required an extra (not insignificant) fee. She said she shouldn’t pay more if the 300 pound lardo squishing into her seat didn’t pay any extra!
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You are talking luggage fees, not carry-on limits. I believe the FAA sets limits on checked luggage.
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Understood. I do remember an airline not allowing a passenger who was wearing a dozen pairs of pants and 20 shirts on in an attempt to circumvent some rule.

In October 2001, they were still doing a second security check before you could board. We were taking a delayed redeye out of Vegas, and the guy in front of me had a big bucket full of quarters he had won. TSA stopped him and I'm not sure how it was resolved, but I think he missed the flight.

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In October 2001, they were still doing a second security check before you could board. We were taking a delayed redeye out of Vegas, and the guy in front of me had a big bucket full of quarters he had won. TSA stopped him and I'm not sure how it was resolved, but I think he missed the flight.
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I once had my carryon bag flagged for further inspection as it contained a large amount of coins. The bag of coins was about 12 pounds and just showed up as a metal brick on the xray machine.

I was listening to Krack’s podcast. Now this guy is saying a teammate stole something like $70k from him. I don’t know the details but police were called. Trouble sure seems to find this guy.