Having achieved a Net Worth far greater than the $500 required for buyout, and having made the required Story Post, I hereby declare victory.

In order to achieve victory, I took advantage of the fact that giving away money causes the machine to run twice (once when I lose the money and once when someone else gains it).  Also, since I receive a generous $10 for each running of the machine and there is no limit to how little I can give away to make it run, I can turn a large profit from giving away a small amount.  There is also no limit to how frequently I can do this.  I did it 100 times in order to give myself a $1500 buffer against any procedural complaints.