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There is a general rule in land based casinos that a gambler shouldn't take credits left on a slot machine by someone else. Basically, from what I understand, if there is still credit showing on a slot machine. Don't cash out or add to your money you put into the machine. Right? The question is if you find a cash out voucher resting on the machine itself or on the seat, can you legally use it?

I think legally not as there is cash in there,however I have seen people leaving only dust amounts like 0.10 to 0.20 dollars which they got mad and left the game not giving a damn about such low amount in such cases other people have put money of their own and kept playing,the person who left did not turn back so nothing wrong here.

However personally I would never do that as I have seen when I was working in a casino in the 2000-2005 years that some people that played with max bet left money intentionally in there and told the casino people to not let anyone to play that slot as they were going home to get money and coming back again,no one touched such slot machines.

Very good question.

I will give you one example, this is my personal experienced wit this kind of scenario. I honestly didn't know that there was money on that particular slot machine an so I put some money on it because I wanted to play that game. However, I realized that there are still little money left on it, so I was taken aback because as a general rule, you shouldn't do that.

And then so the owner comes back, the lady said that she still has some money on it and I acknowledged that yeah it was my mistake and I didn't know that. And so I said that I will withdraw it and give it back to her. But for some strange reasons, she didn't want to and she argue with me.

So I said, WTF, here just it it all, you piece of s**t, it's just a small amount for you. Clearly, I was pissed off and leave that area.

As a general rule, yes, you can't take that credit. You may call the assistance of casino employee and they are the one who's going to withdraw it, just to be safe.

For my case, not sure if the lady is willing to leave the money or just put it a trap to someone like me.

The credits has no infringed ownership itself which is why you can use it if the the real owner abandoned it already. It’s like a dollar on the floor which no one pick up. There’s no ownership for credits unless once it was left behind. Besides, you can always refund it once the owner claim it and prove ownership using the cctv footage but I doubt anyone is willing to go on that extent just for the penny credits.

Easy answer is yes! You can use it especially if the machine is already free. But make sure that the previous player is long gone before you so that you will have no problem once you use it already.

You just don't know mate, maybe those who left it will come back later and then contest against you that the individual has money on that machine. I heard stories that if you do that, I mean getting the credit and play, that you might be ban on that casino if they found out that you did it.

That is just a story though that I heard from a friend of mine who works on the casino. And there is also that one gambler a friend of mine who says that same. Specially if the person that left the credit will complain that you play the money even if it is just a penny.

Legally I don't think it's a problem unless the casiuno stated otherwise. You may come across problems with trying to explain to the person who used the machine prior to you though since, well, people are irrational, more noticeably so in casinos imo. I mean if cases like this can be legally attacked, I reckon arcades and the like would've been rather profitable for scammers.

So to avoid any major issues, you can simply wait, maybe call the attention of some staff and make sure they know you're playing on a machine with prior credits in it, making sure that there's no player out there who was playing on it for at least maybe 10 minutes? If there was, you can wait or maybe just straight up ask the staff to reset the credits itself so that the responsibility doesn't lie on you but on the casino themselves instead.

Yes, you’re correct. In most jurisdictions, credits left on a slot machine are supposed to be turned over to the casino and no one else is allowed to claim it. If you find a cash-out voucher resting on the machine itself or on the seat, it’s generally not considered legal for you to use it. The money technically belongs to the casino. If you try to keep it or cash it in, you could potentially be charged with a misdemeanor crime. The actual value of the voucher would determine the penalty, i.e., whether it’s considered a misdemeanor or felony. So, it’s always best to avoid using credits or vouchers that were left behind by someone else.

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Better if we wait for someone else to claim it before we surrender it. We don't know maybe those players only took the bathroom, have taken a break, or something. I know there are also greedy people who can notice it and lie that it was theirs.

In order to be sure we can ask the owners to check their CCTV's ( I'm sure they have it ). That was still a fine penalty if we are only going to pay the exact amount of the credits or the cash-out vouchers but I heard that some penalties are times 10 of the amount. Imagine that? But whatever, we must still avoid stealing as it's also morally wrong. We can get a lot of bad karmas other than the fines if we insist to.

So it would really be on case to case basis on which it would really be just that depending if there are rules or not but just simply with that common sense then its not really just that right to continue if ever there are credits
or funds that had been still sitting there because you dont know whether those bettors or gamblers had just left out temporarily or would really be coming back but there are indeed some situations on which leaving up some dust amounts and not something that you should bother yourself. We do know that there are really that people who do really leave out due to frustration on which your common sense will tell you that it isnt bad to finish
on what he had started and this is the time that you would really be adding up your own. If the amount involved is big then it would really be just that right that you should really be that stopping on making use of it,
if ever you had continued it and someone do make out some complaints then it would really be definitely be starting up some serious argumentation or complaints basing up on what you have done and this is something
that we dont really like to happen right?

Sounds like a pretty dumb and nonsense "rule" that you've made up, just like a player would be pretty dumb to walk away from a slot machine that still has credit. I personally might avoid using someone elses credit on a machine, but would not necessarily look down on someone who would do it. If a machine is clearly vacant, as in - no drinks or anything left around it, then it is fair game to play on it and you should not expect it to be reserved in any way. Most casinos would not look too kindly on any person leaving a machine unavailable for play like that anyway. I don't consider it any different than $10 that someone might find on the floor with no identifiable owner in sight, sometimes you lose that $10 and sometimes you find what others have lost.

Yes, you can legally use it after all there's no authorization needed for these to be claimed.

In the first place, we can't blame the one who picked it up. As you said, it's a general rule of thumb not to leave those winnings.

When you are in a physical casino, expect that there are lots of people around sneaking for players who might leave an unclaimed winning. But at some casinos, if casino staff caught those persons who intentionally scouting several machines for an unclaimed voucher, they might be subject to a request to leave the casino.

You come to the casino to play, so just play. Guards in the casino are suspicious already of all the people there. You don't want them to draw the conclusion.

If it's not yours, just leave it for someone who may come back for it or the staff will just keep it til someone comes for it. When he comes for it, he will request footage and find out. That will be a bigger problem for you. It may just be the cause for you getting banned from that establishment.

You could use it if no one came back for it after an hour or so, although you will have to stay that long for what could be something so trivial of an amount. I say an hour because there are times wherein players still come back to their machines after a smoke or coffee break, or to eat something then play again. If no one comes back, just take it. Who cares about it anyway? It's as good as being lost if someone forgets it. Also, casinos wouldn't really hold you at gunpoint should you come and get those vouchers. As for the credit, it'll just be your conscience that you'll be against, so you decide whether you'll get those credits from the machines or not.

It varies depending on the credit amount left on the slot whether you'll decide to use it or not as most of the time, people will leave their slots especially regular players and advise casino staffs before leaving to avoid these from happening. Also, there are instanses where someone used these slot machines that had these credits inside and was advice to pay the amount they've played especially if the casino staffs was informed. I'm not sure about other casinos but these are what I've personally saw while gambling.

Also, it's quiet common to see some slots that has some credit left on it which isn't a lot where people can just use it.

Legally and technically they are not yours to play, but common sense says, that it wouldn't be practical to leave those coins in. If everyone thought that would be a way to go, no one could even play that machine with their own coins before those left in coins are used. And in reality there's no one in the world going to make you pay back those coins. It's just a minor morality issue where's no right answer. I myself have played those coins multiple times, because no one leaves even $5 in. It's always in cents.

And if you are feeling guilty, you can always leave that amount of credits in after you stop playing.

Unwritten official rule inside the casino premises that never take those vouchers not unless it's clear that the previous player intentionally left it.

It's just that if these vouchers are ignored, other stalkers will likely take advantage therefore just go with the flow and have that to ourselves. Some staff are serious about looking at these attempters but there are staff that just allow those stalkers to look for those vouchers as long as they are not creating a serious problem inside the casino.

If no one is looking, someone can take that voucher, and used it like nothing happened lol.

Legal or not, it's not mine, so I'd better move to another slot machine or alert the security team or another employee that a cash voucher is lying on the machine itself or the seat. But that rarely happens because people will check the place before leaving. And if vouchers are lying there, the amount won't be big either, maybe just small change ;D

So we should avoid looking for problems using the voucher because it's not ours. But it seems like other people can use the voucher, and if it contains a decent amount of funds, it is a "gift" for you.

It would be vile for the casino staff to not prevent you from using the machine while knowing that there is still someone using those with their own credits. It's scheming if they let you play in it and they see you without informing you first. Anyway, this has always been what I observe in casinos. No one really leaves their machines with balances without informing the closest staff. It's as good as lost when you leave with your credits for too long - at least from where I'm at.

Thank you for sharing that experience of yours. I have never ever gone through a position like this before. Most seats that I took were either zero or just a bit left.
From reading your experience, I also had the same conclusion that it's like a trap or maybe a scam attempt by someone, in your case the lady who wants something better in return.
Then, I came into one imagination about the "What if's?"
What if you hit a big win?
What if you hit the jackpot?
Will that lady take all the profits saying it was her balance that was used on the machine? Or will she just want a part of that winnings?
I think that's the reason why we should not be using another person's left-out balance because who knows, the real owner of the left-out balance could be watching in the shadows and just waiting for you to win the game and then they will argue about it. It will be a big problem, especially with cameras all over the casino.
Yes, it's better to call some assistance first to withdraw it before starting the game. I learned a good lesson here.

if you find the voucher and you use it to play the slot machine I think its possible but its better to avoid the risk that will happen because usually every slot machine owner has their own rules so it would be better for you not to use it and it would be better for you to remember the purpose of your coming go there to have fun with the amount you have and give the voucher to the casino employee.

regarding the risk that occurs if you use the voucher, perhaps the original owner will look for it and ask for the voucher you used back and disturb you when you are playing the slot machine as told by @btc_angela. even If I have never had an experience like this, I can understand what it would be like if it happened to me because after all the voucher you found is not yours and the original owner still has the right to ask for it back.

The slots in my country are configured to clear all balances, when the card are removed from the system. Some people leave their card in the machine, when they go to the toilet or if they go for drinks and I hate that.

The casino only have a limited amount of machines and people compete to use them, I think the rules should be changed that if you leave the machine, you lose all credits or access to that machine. Why should someone have rights to a machine or credits on that machine, if they step away from it? (When it was still coin operated... you lost the coins on the machine, if you did not cashout.... period) 

To avoid getting to much pressure regarding on this thoughts much better if you don't use it since who know that people just forget the balance left on the machine. So to avoid being misinterpreted by other people just call the casino worker and told them about the situation so maybe they can reset the machine and you can start playing with your own clean balance. Although that's other peoples negligence but we shouldn't take advantage on that so we can play with clean conscience.

Some other people take advantage with that but don't follow what other do especially if you are the type of person which cannot take any hurtful comments come from other people since for sure you might get criticize for taking advantage on such situation.

First time I am hearing about this rule, maybe it's something country specific and varies from place to place. When I was younger, I always liked to check all the slot machines if someone maybe didn't use all his money in the game, or forgot to take all their winning out of the machines. It's like checking the locker rooms in the swimming pool if people forget to take their 1 Euros out of the lock. It happened quite a lot that I found some money and I directly used for my own game to try and make a profit of it. So far, I never ran into any trouble and people didn't come back to look for their money or wanted to play again on the same machine. In a video I saw that in Japan people are much crazier about slot games and are going to queue hours before the opening of the casino only to get their seats at their favourite machine. In such a place I am sure people will reserve their machine if they are going to the toilet or get some food. As for the legal aspect I think this different from country to country, but since you don't know who lost the money it would be hard to give it back. Just giving the money to the casino would also seems not right, better to enjoy the free round.

I have never found any money or cash vouchers near the slot machine so I can't know whether it is legal or not. But we can ask the staff to check.

You mentioned a rule in land-based casinos that a gambler cannot take credits left in the mest slot by another person. So the rules are clear. You should not take it just because it is a voucher or money in that slot machine and no one is there.

We'd better ask the staff and tell them this. Moreover, I'm sure there must be a lot of hidden cameras in the casino. They can easily find out what you are doing.

I never found that, what's the possibility someone will leave their credits when they spend money to gamble? it's like you intentionally leaving your valuable stuff in public.

This is land based casino, where CCTV are everywhere and they know your personal information, there's no possibility you can escape from them. If you get caught, you will be asked to pay back or even get penalty as been stated in their rules.

I have never gambled in a land-based casino, let alone offline, but I know how to behave there, of course, why should we play or take things that are not ours, let alone take other people's money, even if there is a small amount of money in the casino slot machine, because we don't know that person will come back? whether or not to take and exchange the money to continue gambling on that machine.

If you are a gambler, you should have good manners and behavior so as not to take anything that is not rightfully ours, as long as there are still many gambling machines that can be played, it is better to play on other machines, use your own money to gamble and don't use other people's money, that won't be good, don't looking for problems in gambling, gambling with money that we are ready to lose in order to get pleasure.  ;)

Why would you want to take someone else's credit in the first place? Wouldn't those people come back for it or they are just going in for a break? Most of the time, they are the ones who went away maybe dismayed.

I think it's going to be in terms of amount because if it's just loose change, they wouldn't care about it. If it's large, then it's stealing I guess.

That absolutely true because every gambler will definitely spend all the money credited to a game or will take the rest to use for other games or bets.
Moreover I am sure that an incident like this will be very rare or impossible to happen because after all even if it is only a small amount the owner will spend it in the hope of the last luck at the end of the game session.

Not only is there surveillance via CCTV but there is also supervision from several teams or casino workers who will monitor gamblers in every game without exception and the teams can easily find out what gamblers are doing when they do prohibited things.
If something like this happens it will only complicate the problem because we don't know whether the remaining balance was actually left behind or just left to wait for the right time to get lucky because some gamblers believe in certain time to be lucky.

If someone loses their money, that does not automatically make the finder the owner. That just not how the law works nor how it should be working. If you misplace something, do I get to keep it just because I found it? No. Doing something like that is extremely pathetic and makes you look really bad. I would just move along and, at best, give a notification to the lost and found or something. But I think it might be best to just leave it there. At some point the owner might remember it and retrace his/her footsteps. So it should be lying there, where it originally was. That way the owner can find it and there are no further problems or questions.

Taking it is stealing.

To give an example from the physical casino machines, in my country the card system is used in all slot games and it is possible to deposit money directly with the machine. For example, when I deposit money to my card from the first machine and I start gambling with this is reflected in my balance and I start gambling. Afterwards, I log-out of my account again with my card for the amount I want and I can log-in with my card again on a different machine and continue playing with my balance there. Although this is of course not a valid method in every physical casino but I wanted to point this out based on my own experience and observations.

Additionally, once you start gambling and exit the machine with your card, data such as the current account balance and the last game amount disappear from the screen. In this way, with the card system various games can be played with a one-time deposit without leaving any balance in any machine and your balance last game winnings or last game bet amount are not displayed by the next person.

For this reason, it isn't possible to use anyone else's balance or voucher in physical casinos in my country. Finally, to answer the question about using someone else's voucher coupon, I think it shouldn't be used because it would make you legally guilty if this situation is detected and I don't find it ethical. There is not much difference between committing theft by stealing money from a person's pocket and using a voucher code belonging to another person.

If you find a quarter or more then there is no harm in using it and that is what people do practically as far as I have seen so don't worry about the legal issues unless you find money that is a considerable amount like at least a hundred dollar which no one is going to leave it behind or they are too rich to consider 100 as a tip for someone.

All casinos honour chips and credits unless stolen, and spinning abandoned credits is unlawful, simple story.

Abandoned credits, like abandoned bank accounts, go to the casino who hold it for the person who abandoned them.

But man I love reading the first pages of posts and I see so many fake stories lol.

I believe some as I know them to be real gamblers but the rest oh man, half the posters here aren't even gamblers, half probably don't even have land based casinos in their country and now expect people to believe they actually have experience and opinions.

I've never heard about that rule and I also don't have any personal experience with that, but as far as I can understand, there shouldn't be any problems if the credits left in the game aren't a considerable amount like maybe a few cents that can't even be used for a few spins, no one might even notice if you add your money and start playing. But just to be on the safe side, maybe it's advisable to ask an employee before adding your money so that they can do something about it.

Asking an employee about the left credits is better in case the person who left those credits comes crawling back after a few drinks and is not in his senses and says that you have used his credits and whatever you have in that game is his, though I'm not sure how casinos react to such things because one can clearly be lying as well but it's just better if you confirm it from the management before going in.

It may be possible if no information or anything shows that someone is the owner. But we should not do it because the credit is not ours. We also don't know if anyone knows about it but they keep quiet because it doesn't belong to them. You can try asking the casino staff if you find it so that you won't experience problems gambling. If you use the credit, you may be accused of being a thief, especially if the credit owner returns to the slot machine and wants to take the credit back. That will be a problem for you. And the casino will know if you have used those credits.

On the other hand why wouldnt I use someone else credit if he went away and there are no any free slots around? How long and why should I wait for their return? It looks like occupation of a slot then. Isnt it similar to a signs in a hotels, that asks not to reserve sunbeds? I've seen credits left in slots, which is lower that minimal bet. Previous gambler had just lost a huge amount and went away disappointed. What should I do then? Wait? I am at casino to gamble, not to wait.

I think it is ok to use that credit, if it stayed in a slot for some time. Lets say 10-20 minutes. It was casinos stuff duty to collect it, but since the credit is still there, they've failed to do their job. But, if a person just stood up, and you immediately jump in and use his credit, then this isnt ok. At least you can remind him about it.

Legally? or conscience asking mate? because what matter or whatever connect to that amount still that is not yours.
the way you posts this here is looking for justification about that act even though we knew that it is not our money and need to be reported to the casino staff for proper action.
and besides we don't know what will happen even if you tries using that amount if will be allowed to withdraw ot cash out?
just play with your own money and care nothing about those forgotten money from other players .
and that means being stolen mate., the house has a rules that everything must be surrender so doing such will turn not to be a best interest for all of us

If it can be Taken like that, Although I Would generally take the necessary restrictions or Measures to avoid Getting into trouble with anyone , because if the person left and I have the opportunity to take it, but without it affecting that person, person , it seems that it is not bad , But Always and when that Person is not going to use it, because if not grab it there someone else will grab it and that is the only thing we could Define as something that is not completely correct, it is always better to use our c 'own income for casimo things , when it comes to How to make Sure that the Credit in a slot is free Without anyone Claiming it, I think the best thing is to ask the casino agent, who is always on the lookout and is told the , because it is Better to avoid a big Problem and not be Seen as someone who is Very Profitable, because that is the Worst thing that can be done, we will Always have an option , and it is Better to always play with our Own Legitimate Money, Because it is the duty to be .

Many people do not have scruples and take that belief because they simply do not stop them or give them importance, what I thought About this is that it has to be done like this, unless the person who leaves believes it at the time of leaving, tells them to the person who comes Along who can take that credit and play with it ,  which is quite Different and can make a difference, plus they wouldn't feel Bad , because if they take that credit and make a very winning play, they have a great deal , the other person will want to do the right thing and will Come for their Identity , but if that is the case, everything changes, and that is the best, a Person Should Always play with their own , Money, and not owe anything to anyone. , because that becomes a double-edged weapon, and I say that it should never happen and the more Problems with persons are Avoided the better 'because Being with porbelmas is not really my thing.


Many can do things, they can make invocations, but things that are purely to annoy or disturb are not okay, they can make prayers, they can even make Songs, they can do all kinds of things that are not going to disturb anyone, nor that they awaken strength or energies that are Non-Controllable, because if that's the case it's better that they don't mess with that, and if they mess with that, then the truth is the responsibility of those people, but one thing I can say, that that didn't work, what did work In these cases it is the numbers, the probabilities, the mathematics and the statistics, the mathematical modeling and everything that has to do with that part, we as good players who have some experience in this field, we cannot advise the perosans and tell them that Do that and you can do your best to make it work for you, knowing that it won't work for you, it will be a Waste of time, money and everything.

Of course not. Why can you legally use it if in the first place it is not yours? Just leave it there. Find another available machine. The player might return to get it back. Or call a staff and inform him about it. It might be listed under lost and found. If we follow the rule that gamblers should not take other gambler's credits left on a slot machine, then we must not also take that voucher. There is a more basic rule that covers them both and that's not taking what's not ours.

It’s a customary not a rules. I often saw like this but normally it’s just few cents or bucks which the value is not that significant but the thing is different in an event that the value is significant since surely the owner will comeback on it.

But as a slot player on irl, you should secure your machine if you have balance on it since there’s no name or account registered under yours when you are playing on specific machine. Once you leave it means you are already done playing since each machine is not exclusive to any person that you can get back whenever you want while others doesn’t allowed to touch it.

Yes, it's like an unwritten rule. And it's very basic. If the slot machine has credits left, it's expected that you'd move to another because somebody might still be in use of it. Perhaps she's just gone to go the restroom or she's just buying something. But if after a long while and there's nobody going back to that slot anymore I think anybody can use it. Especially if what's left are a few cents, the assumption is that the previous player is just leaving that amount.
 
I agree with you that slot machines are available for anybody who wishes to play. And if somebody is done playing and left his credits unclaimed, then he shouldn't expect that nobody will ever play with that machine until he comes back.

It's better for us not to take anything on the slot table or anything else that doesn't belong to us rather than having problems later. They accidentally left it there and returned to the table and if they found us already there, they would ask us and ask to open the surveillance camera footage to find out what really happened. And if we deliberately take it, we will be found out and they will probably impose sanctions on us for taking someone else's property even though it was already on the table when we arrived and we don't know who the owner is. Rather than later having a serious problem that could cause us to experience bad things, we should report it to the officer at the casino and say that we found something on the slot table. Casino officials will appreciate it more because we have been honest with them.

And of course, if we play with our own money, it will be better and we can gamble peacefully without any worries. We don't take anything from other people but instead, we help them find something they left on their gaming table by asking the casino staff so they can take it back. We also don't need to risk getting bad things because there will be surveillance cameras in every corner of the casino so that the casino will know what we are doing. The casino will easily know that we have taken something that doesn't belong to us so they can provide recorded evidence to the authorities if there is a commotion in the casino.

It's better to stay away from machines that have Credits left over from other people rather than having problems and causing big problems. It's best to avoid and stay away from them even though I've never played games on offline casino machines but that method doesn't sound good if we play on machines that still have other people's belongings in them. because gambling with our own money really makes us really comfortable playing.

I would also probably never try to take someone else's rights because it would make me feel guilty if someone else left the money and then came back with new money for that machine, the right thing to do would be to look for another machine that doesn't have other people's remaining Credits, because it will be safer for us to play.

Yes, it is a safe way to avoid problems arising because we could be accused of taking someone else's property in the casino. We don't want to be accused of anything by other people or casino security, so it's better if we move to another casino machine. I have never encountered this but at least that is what I will do so I don't experience any gambling problems.

Taking someone else's rights is a mistake, especially since it doesn't belong to us and we don't know the real owner. Therefore, we should look for the owner and if we really don't know, we hand it over to security and let them look for the person so that we can gamble comfortably.

The person who left such balance might comeback on where he gamble and claim something he left so for not telling the truth we might get a huge shame especially if the person is so sure that this is the machine they used. So its better to be more honest so that not problem will arise and let the casino worker handle that situation so if the costumer comeback and ask for the balance he left then he can give the money left in any form the casino workers want.

Although its really tempting to stay silent especially if the funds left by previous player is so huge but we need to declare it so that we can get peace of mind while playing and we will not get accused that we are stealing their balances left on the machine.

I will not "steal" it, moreover it's a land based casino where every people can watch you and report it to the casino's staff, will you choose to risk your life for only get $10-$50?

Don't be too greedy, it's like playing stupid game, win stupid prize. You only need to work for a week to earn such amount or even more.

I will also not going to take it if I am on the same shoes. As a law abiding citizen I prefer to call someone who can help me with that like a casino employee or find another casino machine. Could be a trap but I am not that sure. Maybe the player was just buying something like tokens or food but it is still risky to leave your game on progress.

Normally people leave little cashout vouchers by machines all the time. They are usually less than a dollar. If you find a bigger amount, say $200 I would take it to the management and let them decide what to do with it. They may go check the cameras and find the original owner of the ticket, or they may say finders keepers. You never know.

Right, it’s our responsibility to check our machine before we leave especially the credits. The question is too general that gives everyone of us different assumptions to have a different opinion on the matter.

It all depends on the amount left on slot machine. Some player in the slot machine usually play on the specific machine which fresh use by other user because they believe that RTP will pay once someone already lose on it. This kind cents is not a big issue since the original owner left it.

Usually when that is the case it's only like that when a gamble leaves to take a piss or to do something else, so the most sensible thing to do always is to avoid that slot machine and perhaps wait for your turn in cases where no slot machines are available for you to play with. Just apply that logic to any other game or table setting and it would all make sense. For example, you found an empty seat in a poker table, you'd try to play with the ones already at the table but you suddenly noticed there were chips on the seat's side of the table, would you, as a functioning member of the society, take that as an opportunity to play on someone's dime, knowing that there's the possibility of him/her getting back to finish his game? Or are you going to be sensible and wait until everyone's finished?

I don’t think this as an illegal especially if the previous player choses to leave in purpose and maybe they are just letting other players to gamble with that little money. Though don’t expect to see big amount being left by the gamblers because its very rare not unless the previous player hits the jackpot and just want to share some blessings. If you are uncomfortable with this then you can just ignore that money and look for other slot machines.

That's why we better report it to casino workers and hand over the balance to them so that we won't be accused of things we didn't do. This is important, especially if we often visit the casino because it can give us a bad impression. After all, we have done something inappropriate. We have avoided problems if the owner returns by handing over the balance. The owner will probably thank us by handing over the balance to the casino workers. Who knows, the owner will reward us for helping him hand over the balance to the casino workers. And it's better for us to be honest so that it doesn't cause problems for us.

That was some maturity you displayed there mate, very a few gamblers will wanna reason and act in the respectful manner you did for peace to reign. And that's why it's so important to be attentive to check if by  a mistake or purposefully another gambler have left a credit in any of the alot machine wanna make use of, some might be a deliberate act to take advantage of our mistake.

I bet she probably dis that on purpose if not why would she walk on to you immediately you had put some money in it. For if it was something she didn't do on purpose she would have accepted your kind gesture of appealing to withdraw and give it to her. Damn I hate such crooked humans.

It is a fact, it is always better to do it this way , of course the cameras in the Casinos are something that determines Everything at once, at this Moment we can do many things, first of all if a player does that and does not come back Again, first of All it is something that must Take it as if he abandoned, of Course , you have to Sit and wait, but if the Person Leaves, he leaves and you can't reach him? and there are no more Machines ? It is Obvious that if the player doesn't come anymore because he left and the casino Agent will take that money for the casino , then is it good that he owes it to the casino? We always take stock of what we deserve and what we don't, sometimes a casino can take people's money, and that's fine, but When it doesn't stay that way, the safest thing and what Should happen is that if that person likes left a Record when Entering, that Same person must save that balance, and restart the slot machine so that the person can Deposit their Money, but currently I don't know what the casinos in New York or other Countries are like, But they Really can do it, or better said, do they do it?

That is what it Should be , there is no other Way, for me the best Thing that can be done is something like this, of course when we put Everything in context things should be fairer, because if we see it from a point of View if a person taking that credit is frowned upon, but if the casino does not take it, then it is something that leads to an inconsistency, obviously one as a player knows and understands that it is money that is not ours, that someone Should not take that Money , and it is well Known that in the Event of something like this, one should be Notified , but it is the right thing to do, some will say no, but that is the Right thing to do , Besides, a person who undoubtedly does something like that would feel good About himself and would play calmly, always things That They are Foreigners should go back, although I would take the initiative to run out to where the Person is to tell him that there is his balance Left that he should go and return, that's what I would do.

In the casino room, on the slot machine, cameras will be monitoring every corner of the room and throughout the room so that whatever we do will be clearly recorded on the camera. And if we take something that isn't ours, the casino will also know about it and if the owner comes back and doesn't see what's on the slot table and asks us about it but we say they don't know, they will report it to the security team. The security team will also immediately check via surveillance cameras. If they see that we have taken something that doesn't belong to us, they will forcibly search us and, if they find it, we will definitely be in trouble. We also don't need to take risks by taking things that aren't ours and just because of a few dollars put us in trouble and it's really not worth it.

We could move to another slot machine if we see something we want to play on the slot machine. But first, we should report this to the security team and let them secure the thing so that no one will blame us for moving it elsewhere. The original owner will contact the casino and they may find him again. Whatever happens, something is not ours and we don't need to take it but we hand it over to the casino and that's better for us. But some people will still take the money from the slot machine and don't care what will happen to them if the owner comes back and asks about the money left on the slot table. But if the owner doesn't come back and they use that thing for gambling, maybe they got lucky but still, it's not theirs but someone else's that they used for gambling.

It makes me imagine the story of finding fallen money, what should I do? Yes, it seems like an easy question for adults, but it's a lesson in young children's classrooms. And as far as I know the way the instructors are is finding the owner if possible, or looking for someone who might be able to help you return it (maybe police,...) Going back to OP's problem, I think many of us have different thoughts and as long as it doesn't cause anything bad, everything will be fine. But IMO, you should still search and report to the manager about it, or reset the game and reload conveniently to avoid unfavorable situations.

Maturity and being honest. Maybe not all will do that because it was already money and most of us motive to gamble is for the money. I am also like that. I mean I also play for the profit but I can't stand to take someone else money. I'd be more happy if I can find the real owner of this fund and return to it to them.

I think it's rare if someone will purposely left their money. Why they are doing that? To help the next gambler to have a head start? They are too kind but I hope it will fall on the right hands or to those who have been losing continuously. That should be a big help to them already, much especially if the amount is also slightly higher.

Well, I have seen that in some cases when this Happen s, it happens in other things , in other games , like roulette , a long time Ago I went to a casino in Colombia , and it was very attractive, but I didn't play, I only dedicated Myself to seeing the machines, that's why I see that someone left that case, a roulette wheel with 10 thousand COP , and left , then another Man Started to play with the money that was left there, then 15 minutes later the same man arrived and asked him what he had left a money there, and the The man told him that When he went Out and he didn't see him Anymore , the man played and he didn't win, but he spent his money, that that's not done in casinos, because if it hadn't been him, Someone else would have taken it in the casino. that he should learn to save his money more , and I thought there was going to be a problem , but Apparently the one who came in said he was Right , with that it wasn't much money, of course if you look at What he left it was the Equivalent at 2.5usd , but I have seen that with that Money on a Roulette wheel you can win a lot , clearly, you can't go to a casino and leave money unused , someone else will take it and nothing will happen, I think that experience fits perfectly into what you are discussing.

Now what you say is what it Should be ,  no nonsense , I think it should not be considered a serious fault, in the same way with caisno that are larger, that are much more relevant, that have a large number of clients, because people They don't Usually leave money there, and if they abandon it, they leave it there, people will assume that they are giving it away, at least I wouldn't leave money there, because they will still lose it , but if they leave it there, they will play quickly, But let the owner worry about it , before Leaving , I know that sometimes emergencies arise, and that you can't do Anything about that, that sometimes things are left there at Random or within the reach of Someone else, but things are basic they have to go in  the direction of being able to have a better reception of thing , sometimes those cases happen.

But still, as having a courtesy to the previous player, you should leave that amount or credit be left in the machine. Also see first why the player leaves a credit on the machine, maybe because the machine itself is unlucky. Honlylylylylyly I have a belief that never go to a machine where it frequently give losses to the players, thats like ritual to me and belief. Also, the player maybe just left for a while and we never know when he/she will be back. It is not illegal, yes, but you will still have a shame of taking the machine of a previous player for a credit. But I admit I also do that, I left some credits if I feel I'm lucky or if I win in that machine, then I would leave some credit to pass the luck, just sharing the lucm that I have, Its not bad to help to the others.