Man Finds Money and Casino Keeps it

Man Finds Money and Casino Keeps it

A man who found $700 on the floor of a casino decided that the right thing to do was to turn it in to the casino, with just the slightest of hesitation.

He latter said he probably would have just kept the money had he known that after no one had claimed the money, instead of it being turned over to him the casino kept it.

The man wrote a letter to the State explaining what had occurred. He expressed his desire to have the money returned to the rightful owner. He also said he expected the casino would return the money to him should the rightful owner never be found. Instead he was rewarded with a $25.00 casino slot machine voucher.

the man then decided to lodge a complaint against the casino with the department of gaming for the state. In this complaint he asked the department of gaming if they felt the casino was correct in keeping the money or do they think a policy of finder’s keepers should be the rule?

The casino rule has always been, if money is found and no one can prove ownership, it becomes property of the casino said a casino spokesperson.

The state law states that if anything is found with a value greater then $100 and turned over to the police with a written report, after a period of 90 days if it is not claimed the item may be returned to the person who found it. In this case the man did not do that. He turned the money over to the casino. The state department of gaming is reviewing the case