They explained that they had breached the hotel telephone system, gained access to the computer network, obtained root level access to the Digital VAX minicomputer that ran the Sands casino, and were ready at any time to shut the sucker down. Of course there was no contest. They voted to nuke the casino. Not one to be a party pooper, I voted with the majority. Gail Thackery, feeling her lawyer's oats, was perfectly willing to be a party pooper, though.
Lawyers can be that way.
She explained with remarkable patience that opting en masse to commit a felony was a move that we might just want to reconsider, especially given the three strikes implications for some of the older participants. We could accept her help or accept a date with the FBI that afternoon. The Sands, which was ironically owned by the same folks who put on Comdex, never knew how close it came to being dark. Do not try this at home. It was a thrilling moment like you'd never see at a Comdex, MacWorld, or even at Java One.