Slot Machine Counter Accused of Theft

The Grand Lake Casino in Grove has filed a civil lawsuit against one of their employees alleging that she stole money from the casino. They say that their employee, Pat Mae Culver, is responsible for slot machine revenue losses in excess of $420,000.

The suit was filed in Delaware County District Court in Jay, and they say that she has stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars from the casino and they want restitution. They say that they have been investigating the matter for the past three months and they are now ready to seek repayment.

They said that Culver was responsible for counting all of the money that came out of the slot machines and game table boxes, and then she was to report those amounts. However, the casino became suspicious as they were experiencing an “economic underperformance” at the Grand Lake Casino.

The casino is owned and operated by the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe out of Miami, Florida. Upon investigation, they noticed that they had several boxes that contained less money than what they were supposed to. First there were two boxes short and then there were four more boxes short, all from the slot machines.

Each slot machine has an internal device that tells them how much should be in the box, and the totals should be equal. However, Culver was assigned to each of the boxes in question for them to be counted, and allegedly they have her on video tape removing money from the boxes.


 

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