Hello!!!
I think most of us here, in fact most of the people going to a casino, are there mainly for one reason: Making money.
Who gives a nickle about what might happen to a dealer, her family or her dog of we take advantage of her errors!?
Wether you actually do take advantage or not is up to you, maybe you don't want to be banned. Maybe you're doing fine as it is and don't feel like taking any risks.
So please stop the "you should've, shouldnt have done so-crap", because I KNOW in the same situation as PH here, you would've done the same!
The casino is not there to hand over the money to whoever might need it. You will either lose your money or have to work extra-hard to make some money. They sure won't feel sorry about taking yours, why would you be sorry when taking theirs!?
As for the dealer as an individual, nobody made her work there, it's her choice. Life is full of risks. You lose a job here, get hit by a truck there... Happens all the time.
So get over it and let PH enjoy his fortune!
And for PH: If you had the guts to walk out with those chips, you should have the guts to walk back in there and sit right down at the very same table you were at the last time.
After all, you did nothing wrong. The dealer as a representative of the casino changed the rules of the game, and you accepted.
Or: You've only played the game once or twice in your entire life, and you thought that's how they play it nowadays. ;-)