ATM-style machines at Sydney casino effectively started giving out cash. Soon $3.4m had walked out the door
Casinos are generally places where punters lose money. For two glorious weeks in the middle of last year, customers of The Star casino in Sydney, Australia – along with their friends, relations and acquaintances – pulled out fistfuls of cash from the only sure bet in town.
Four “ticket in, cash out” machines had malfunctioned, and word got around. They came in their dozens: criminals, gambling addicts, even a few homeless people. By the time the casino noticed anything was amiss, A$3.2 million (NZ$3.4m) had walked out the door.