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(1) Clint and Tracy finally went home because
Tracy wasn’t feeling well
they’d run out of money
the casino refused to let Clint play any more
Clint was furious about what had happened
(2) The casino admitted that
the attendant had treated Clint badly
music had played and lights had flashed on Clint’s machine
the message on the screen had to be changed
they sometimes tried to mislead gamblers
(3) The casino said Clint had caused the problem himself by accidentally pushing
the ‘transfer’ button
the ‘jackpot’ button
the ‘payout’ button
the ‘play’ button
(4) The next day, the casino management told Clint
they were still investigating his case and would call him soon
he definitely hadn’t won anything
he had only won a small amount of money
they were going to take the case to the Gambling Board
(5) Clint’s parents
disapproved of gambling
lived in Australia
came with him and Tracy to the casino
received money from Clint
(6) Clint finally gave up because
Tracy was going to have her baby
he didn’t want to damage his reputation
he saw the video tapes and computer records
he was convinced the casino really did have high standards
(7) According to Clint, when the message appeared on the screen the other gamblers
came to congratulate him
were unaware of what had happened
clapped and cheered
warned him the casino might cheat him
(8) The attendant
turned the machine on and off several times
put up a sign on the machine that said it wasn’t working
put a key into the machine
got Clint’s debit card out of the machine