Not the first time this has happened at Louisiana Downs

[blackthroatedwind]

I don't understand, the guy went to cash and the clerk said the ticket was a refund, and the guy said " no, I hit " and some of you seem to think the clerk should have said " Oh, OK, here's your money "?

It seems to me that pretty much as soon as the track found out the whole story they paid the guy. Sounds to me as though justice was served and only an overzealous reporter, as was pointed out here, made more of the story than was necessary.

Now, I realize the law as it seems to be written is unfair, and if tracks are accepting any wagers they should be responsible for them, whether or not the money gets transfered into a mutual pool. It's called the risk of doing business. If we bet, and we win, we must get paid. In this case that happened. But, this law needs to both be changed and made more clear.