Braingle: 'The One-Armed Bandit' Brain Teaser

The One-Armed Bandit

Trick brain teasers appear difficult at first, but they have a trick that makes them really easy.

Puzzle ID:	#32670
Fun:	(2.77)
Difficulty:	(1.9)
Category:	Trick
Submitted By:	vinchenzo
Corrected By:	MarcM1098

A one-armed bandit is sitting quietly in an airport, having just taken $200 from an old man. Kristy, who watched the bandit take the old man's money, walks over and takes $1000 from the bandit. Even though a police officer witnessed both these events and the bandit made enough ruckus to alert everyone in the vicinity to what happened, Kristy was able to keep the $1000 and the old man didn't get his money back. Why?

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Answer

They were playing a slot machine in Las Vegas (another name for a slot machine is a one-armed bandit).
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Comments

qqqq Aug 27, 2006	Wow! Wonderfully writtin! Going to my favorites!
Punk_Rocker Aug 27, 2006	Wow, I never knew that. Cool teaser!
Pizzazz2u Aug 27, 2006	I am getting to be too old, if I allow this one to trick me. A very splendid teaser! It should trick some more. Here, I work in Indianapolis, IN. too.
xolilangel827ox Aug 27, 2006	i thought they were playing monopoly...haha im weird. never would have gotten this. very clever, great teaser!! (by the way its my birthday!!!!)
extra3641 Aug 28, 2006	i thought it was monopoly too. idk y though. i dont know what slot machines names r (i legally cant play). oh well, still well done! and Happy Birthday lilangel!
SPUTNIK2 Aug 29, 2006	easy, but very nice
saucie Aug 30, 2006	that was a good one didnt figure it out.
dolphingurl12 Aug 30, 2006	good one
tintiniscool Aug 30, 2006	This is a very nice teaser. But I have one problem with it: It claims that it is sitting in an airport, but in the answer it says it was in Las Vegas. If it is a slot machine in a Las Vegas airport, please tell me, because I am extremely confused. I didn't know that slot machines could be in airports....... Good teaser!
tintiniscool Aug 30, 2006	And congrats on your first teaser!!!!
vinchenzo Aug 31, 2006	thx tintin. and yes, las vegas airport has multiple slot machines
thimblenoggin Sep 01, 2006	I wish I could just walk up to a slot machine and take $1,000.
gilco Sep 02, 2006	good one!!
kcheer2493 Sep 10, 2006	That was Good!!
kcheer2493 Sep 10, 2006	That was Good!!
kaakramer Sep 13, 2006	It all makes sense once you realize what a one armed bandit is. Good job, you tricked me!
jenny_lee Sep 24, 2006	I put it in my favorites!
rkaaland Oct 03, 2006	Cute! I knew the answer from the title as I used to live in Tahoe!
twinklyspangle Oct 04, 2006	I got this because when I clicked on it, I was thiking you meant One-Armed bandit as in gambling machine anyway!
skittle499 Oct 07, 2006	Good one. I thought that the answer was that the "one-armed bandit" stole a 1000 dollars from her and she was just getting ti back.lol
Lizzie713 Oct 26, 2006	Well Done I really like it Thanks Looking forward to more teasers from you!!
lavender Dec 26, 2006	Wow! That was really great!
Excell Feb 16, 2007	Wow!!!! That was really clever! Had me trick the whole time. ...I was trying to think of some disability that a one-armed person could have...
starrychelx Feb 26, 2007	At first, for some reason, I thought the "one-armed bandit" was an ATM and the old man made a deposit. But then as I hit the link for the answer, it dawned on me. And yes, there are more slot machines than your little heart can handle in the Vegas airport! Even Walgreens in Vegas has slot machines and video poker in it!
Hummingbird1 Jun 04, 2007	Great teaser!!!!! I can't believe I didn't get it.
choptlivva Jun 04, 2007	yep... they do have slot machines in the Las Vegas airport!! Reno too!! I have flown in and out of both! Good teaser, although I did get it immediately because of my aforementioned experiences.
javlad27 Aug 31, 2007	I guessed they were playing Monopoly
kwelchans Oct 09, 2007	Too easy. I was thinking slot machine before I even read the teaser.
thisisme91 Apr 04, 2008	I checked one-armed bandit in an online dictionary. I laughed when I read the definition. If I didn't check, there was no way for me to get the teaser
7mi27 Nov 09, 2008	WOW! Seriously? I had never heard that term before! COOL!
jonas Apr 03, 2009	That poor old man!!
Metalizer Jan 01, 2010	Wow I even live in Vegas and I didn't even get it! Great teaser.