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If you live in Lebanon and want to earn some extra money easily, then this may be the most exciting article you’ll ever read.
Trusted online casino operator Las Vegas Casino has made a costly mistake after launching their online casino in Lebanon, causing the company to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars to players.
This glitch has already lost them over $1 million and the loss is going to continue to increase until later this year when their new customer agreement takes effect.
What Exactly Happened?
Kadeen Kadar Saliba, an experienced casino player from Beirut, was one of the first players to discover the loophole:
“Las Vegas Casino’s promotional campaign for new customers was supposed to encourage players who deposited at least $20 into their account to play some of their most popular slot games. Unfortunately for them, they have a wording error in the terms and conditions so each new customer can deposit just $20 into their account, claim their free spins and win some of the biggest jackpots on their site – some of them over $1.5M, only from their first deposit!
As a result, people have been using their free spins and hitting jackpots that are costing Las Vegas Casino heavily. What’s making matters even worse for the company is that there is no way for them to fix it due to the strict gambling laws which require casino companies to give notice at least 7 days in advance before changing their terms and conditions. So getting these bonuses for free is completely legal.
Thousands of Winners
One company’s mistake can be incredibly profitable for everyone else. One lucky man, 26-year-old Muhammad Abadi registered with Las Vegas Casino , made his first $50 deposit and won one of the jackpots of $722,644.
“I used to dread waking up each morning and going to a job that I hate, all to just be able to cover my rent and bills, now I have so much freedom.”
New Director
director was fired immediately after the incident and the new manager has a lot of fixing to do. He responded to our inquiry via email, “This has been a very unfortunate and costly mistake for the company but we have to learn from it and move on. The Lebanon market is very important to us and we are here to stay even after this costly error.”
Here is how people in Lebanon are claiming their free money:
1. They sign up at Las Vegas Casino
2. They make a small deposit of at least $20, claim their free spins and access the huge jackpot games – completely legally – to win money without the risk of losing
UPDATE
As of 3 December 2020, the free bonus loophole is still available
New customer agreement will become active on 3 December 2020 and this loophole can no longer be used.
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I agree to receive promotional material via EmailA number of extramarital affairs and an ailing father are highlighted as possible reasons why former Metra CEO Phil Pagano skimmed hundreds of thousands of dollars from the agency, according to Pagano’s newly released FBI file.
The 116-page report, obtained by the Better Government Association, does not come to any concrete conclusions and consists mostly of interviews of field agents with names and other identifying information redacted, often heavily. But it offers a glimpse into the possible motives of Pagano, who committed suicide in 2010 by stepping in front of a Metra train near his rural Crystal Lake home hours before he was set to be fired.
The BGA’s release of the file also coincides with a task force’s scathing report on waste, inefficiency and corruption on the Chicago area’s four mass-transit boards. The Northeastern Illinois Public Transit Task Force was convened last year following a second scandal at Metra – this one surrounding the dismissal of the director brought in to clean up the agency after Pagano.
Pagano, who ran the commuter rail service for 20 years, was suspended after confessing that he forged former Metra Board Chairwoman Carole Doris’ signature on at least two occasions to get his full year’s vacation payouts. An investigation commissioned by Metra after Pagano’s death concluded that he improperly collected at least $475,000 on top of his $269,625 annual salary.
Pagano died owing Metra an additional $127,000 from loans he took out against his executive compensation package – he had accrued more than $700,000 he could access upon turning 60, but borrowed almost $840,000 against it. He also refinanced his home at least three times between 2005 and his 2010 death.
His FBI file contains interviews with several women who said they had affairs with Pagano, all of which started on the dating website eHarmony. All of them in their interviews said that Pagano bought them gifts and took them to restaurants and on vacations.
All of them also had a common theme – Pagano’s profile said he was single and his girlfriends not only discovered otherwise, but also found evidence suggesting that he was seeing other women, as well.
“In an effort to identify possible co-conspirators who might have been associated with the alleged embezzlement and potential fraud against the government, the case agent identified and interviewed at least four women with whom Pagano was engaging in extramarital affairs. It is now believed that Pagano was using the embezzled funds to pay for the multiple affairs,” one report states.
One of the women told the FBI she suspected Pagano needed the money because he was being blackmailed over his multiple extramarital affairs. While having no evidence to support the claim, she said she “ ... believes that Pagano was having affairs with other women and that one of them may have found out he was married and wasn’t as forgiving about it.”
The FBI file also reveals that Pagano maintained a blog, which still exists and includes references to his family and a woman he called at the time “my partner in life.” The woman is not Pagano’s wife.
The report does not shed light on statements made in court during bankruptcy proceedings by Pagano’s widow that he was maintaining two other households besides his own.
Other FBI interviews with Metra employees and people who knew Pagano suggest other motives. After he was caught. Pagano told one person that his father had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and told another that he had moved his father into a private assisted living home and was paying for that on top of paying his father’s mortgage.
When asked by another Metra employee why he needed all of the money he was borrowing, Pagano allegedly said he was investing in a family member’s business, which he described as a “cheese-themed franchise restaurant.”
Pagano did not offer the Metra Board any precise explanation as to why he needed the money, but told members in a closed-session meeting that his “one mistake” was made for a “personal reason” that did not involve alcohol, drugs or gambling, according to a transcript of his remarks contained in the file.
“I hope that, uh, you all know who Phil Pagano truly is. This mistake that I made in my life is my mistake. Unfortunately, you, the people on Metra who I loved all these many years, and in particular my family ... to tell my wife and daughters that the person they thought I was may not be all that type of person,” Pagano said.
The FBI report also reveals that the suicide notes that Pagano left for his family did not state what he was doing with the money. But at least one stated that his family “... would find out things about him that would make them hate him.”
Several people interviewed disputed Pagano’s claim that he did not gamble, with one saying he held a VIP pass with at least one out-of-state casino. In another interview, a BGA employee alleged that “the McHenry County government is corrupt and is heavily involved with Metra.”
The Metra Board replaced Pagano in 2011 with CEO Alex Clifford in an attempt to clean up the agency. But Clifford was forced out in 2013 – when pressed by state lawmakers about the generous severance package he was receiving, Clifford alleged several board members wanted him out because he would not play along with patronage requests.
Among the recommendations in the 95-page report released Monday by the Northeastern Illinois Public Transit Task Force is that the service boards of Metra, Pace and the Chicago Transit Authority be merged into one entity. The Regional Transportation Authority, the umbrella board that has financial oversight of the others, should be eliminated altogether, the report concludes.