Richard4168:
mnshiner: but look how much money or credits WGT has
gotten from folks who don't pay attention to what is going on.
This
type of business practice is just short of criminal. I hope WGT will
come forward with a statement before things get out of hand for them.
This is a serious issue that could cause the California authorities to
shutdown WGT for awhile until they sort this out legally.
Just sayin'
adramforall: Don't moan about a BETA product that has bugs - these are normal!
I was going to say you make some good points Adram until the last sentence. Its against the law to sell a defective product for monetary gain in the United States. This Skins mess has class-action lawsuit written all over it. I hope this isn't the case, and it is only a few people being affected by the Skins bug on their end. However, I haven't saw many posts stating that players are winning Skins without any bug issues.
Its still perplexing why WGT wouldn't pull the plug on the Skins challenge until there is a fix put in place. It just doesn't look like good business practice, not to mention all the negative feed-back.
Actually they are not responsible. If you read the terms and conditions that you agreed to you will see they have covered themselves from any legal action.
http://www.wgt.com/terms.aspx
*All Beta Tests (Private And Public):
(1) As a beta tester, you are invited to play beta games for the sole purpose of evaluating the games and identifying errors. Nothing in these Terms, or on the Site, shall be construed as granting you any rights or privileges of any kind with respect to the beta games or content that you find here. The beta games are provided for testing on an "as is" "as available" basis and we make no warranty to you of any kind, express or implied.
(2) When playing some beta games, you may accumulate rankings, equipment, or other value or status indicators. This data may be reset at any time during the testing process, and it may be reset when the particular game completes this testing phase. In this case, all player history and data will be erased and each player will return to beginner status.
*(3) By starting a beta game, you agree that: (i) playing beta games is at your own risk and that you know that the games may include known or unknown bugs, (ii) any value or status indicators that you achieve through game play may be erased at any time, (iii) WGT has no obligation to make these games available, (iv) WGT's Terms & Conditions apply to your use of the games during the testing phase, and (v) if it is a private beta test, you will keep all information about the beta games confidential as stated above and not disclose such information to any other person.
(4) Beta Test accounts are non-transferable under any circumstances.