Ugh...I had a long response all planned out but I'm tired of arguing with people on the internet who don't understand simple concepts. Congrats, you win. Hope you're never on a jury.

Next time I see somebody pick up a recyclable bottle from the ground I'll think of you...

Ultimately, I don't think it's right to keep the $$, however... I have run into this many times as a Blackjack player and there are a number of factors that made me do one thing on one day, and another on another...

When I first started playing, I was 18 and a few bucks was a big deal to me. So if a dealer accidently paid me $10 bucks, I wouldn't say anything and think it was my lucky day. I remember one day I was sad because I had lost $100 bucks and the dealer felt bad for me and said, "Come play at my table closer to closing time when there's no one around and I'll pay you you back some of your losses." I'd never take someone up on that, even as an idiotic 18 yr old.

Other times I would correct a dealer if I was winning that day, but not if I was losing.

If I liked the dealer, I would correct them, and if I thought they were jerks, I wouldn't say anything. However, funny thing is that one day after a dealer had accidently tried to pay a push twice to me and I said something, he later told me that he'd rather me not say anything because then it "shows up" more blatantly on the security cameras.

No, I will always tell the dealer if they've paid me when they shouldn't. I won't ever say anything if they've paid someone else's hand incorrectly. I figure now that I'm older, the money isn't as important as it was when I was a teenager, and I don't play Blackjack enough to like/dislike any of the dealers.

You aren't doing the dealer any favors by telling them they made a mistake (unless it's over 1k) - in your favor or not. They would prefer you let it go, that way nobody finds out. The cameras almost will never see it if it's a few hundred bucks or less. Trust me, just let it go and it's best for everyone.

Stealing is really a harsh word. The action it describes and implication it has on a person is profoundly negative.

If you break into a household and steal $25,000 worth of jewelry you're a thief. You stole.

If you borrow a pen from a co-worker and forget to give it back and keep it for the rest of your life, according to some posters on this thread, you're a thief, you stole. This also applies to the quarter analogy you find on a sidewalk. After all, it DID belong to SOMEONE who earned it.

And technically, they are right. You deprived someone of their personal property. You now possess something you shouldn't.

As hopefully all of us here know, there is a lot of gray area in life. You can't just label everything black and white. There are certain degrees, there are certain boundaries and limits.

So someone can argue being paid any amount extra at a Casino is thievery. And they probably have the definition of the word right.

However, if someone is brazen enough to label you a thief for being paid an extra relatively trite sum at a Casino or saying that you stole, is really a jackass. Nothing to it.

Hope that helps. Casinos are not evil, players are not good. Your "simple" should read "arbitrary."

??? I'm pretty sure that everyone ITT realizes that you can steal $1 or you can steal $1,000,000.

Lol not to sound like a dick but it was earlier in the thread (maybe hence the ????), people were arguing about whether picking up a quarter off the ground was stealing

I personally think any stealing analogy in getting a few extra bucks from the casino is wrong. Other people don't think so.

most casino games are legitimized theft anyway, i feel no pity and would certainly enjoy stealing from a casino. i also donate massively and give monetary help away to almost any acquaintance that i think deserves help because i got lots of it. its just a matter of principle, if casinos can steal so should i be able to, works both ways.

and lol wal-mart i havnt bought anything from there in years but i think i have every TV series collection of DVD's from their wall... 14 seasons of south park...hahah. weeeeee i <3 WM

How do casinos steal? The rules are right out there in the open. Slot payback percentages aren't exactly a mystery. Anyone can figure out their expected losses very easily. The fact that 99% don't doesn't mean the casino is stealing.

I never say anything on dealer's mistakes, but I don't use some bull**** rationale like this.

First time this happened to me I actually tried to tell the dealer but he ignored me. It was only for $10. Recently this happened at Seneca I had a split for a total of $400. They didnt catch it but the table was full and nobody said anything but gave me looks. I ended up losing it anyways. Keep it quiet these days its not even worth slowing down the game.

Well, the reason I used this hypothetical was to get your input this precise dilemma, which you avoided to do. You owe the fee, and if you don't pay it, you're "stealing."

Again, do you take the effort to contact the bank to notify them of their error? What if they put you on hold for 2 hours before you can talk to a representative? Is this inconvenience justify not paying the fee? Genuinely curious about your thoughts.

Others who argue for giving the $$ back to the casino please comment.

It's within the bank's discretion to either charge or not charge a fee, and besides that they're not GIVING you anything. You could be honest and tell them they're supposed to charge you but it's not the same situation. The dealer gave money to the player that per the well-established rules of the game the player was not entitled to. It really is much more similar to the bank accidentally putting money in your account and you taking it, or a casino cashier paying you too much.

I read 1/2 of the the thread

There is no way that they have a 1 to 1 ratio of watchers/security people for each table. I am sure they have more security on the higher limit tables, but the person watching is probably eating pizza and scratching their balls a good percentage of the time. Forsure these errors are going to go un-noticed a lot.

As to weather I would say something, I dunno, If it is true that it comes out of the dealer's pocket I am probably going to say something. If it comes out of the casino's pocket less likely. Dunno, I don't play enough to have ever had it happen to me.

had a dealer pay me 400 bucks at a texas bonus table the other night when i had 2 pair and he had a flush. Didnt say anything and left

What's the proper amount to tip her in the OP's situation? =)

id tip dbl what he usually tips her

fwiw, for each time that i've seen someone get incorrectly paid there have been 5 times the dealer has tried to take money/underpay people that have won

not that it's an excuse, but still a consideration