Bliev would eventually win as much as $1,300 after starting off with $20 to $60. He would have easily gotten away with it but his actions were repetitive as he moved to slot machine after slot machine. Surveillance tapes show that he was successful on his return trip to the machine after performing some well-timed pushes on the button. Bliev would spend a moment on a machine, move away for a while and return to play the said machine once more. Lumiere's management investigated the matter and discovered that a man, later identified as Murat Bliev of Russia, held his iPhone close to the game's screen.
This occurrence is called a negative hold and as its name implies its nothing to look forward to. This happened despite no one winning any of the major jackpots. On June 2 and 3, the machines gave away more money than they actually consumed. For a couple of days in June of that year, the casino management noticed that the popular slot machines. Louis first noticed that something was wrong with a number of their slot machines back in 2014.
