MrV
Offer a meal or something as well. Food takes the mind off of troubles for most.
Slots Malfunction Cost Portland Woman $8.5 Million. It is always great news in Las Vegas when new slot machine themes and games are created for their gambling.
Las Vegas Slot Machine Malfunctions
Not the buffet at the Lucky Eagle!
- Nov 01, 2016 It was a selfie she thought was worth nearly $43 million.
- Las Vegas World Gaming News Handicapping Bad Bet Reports. If a slot machine malfunctions it cannot complete the random selection process, and therefore reverts to a 'tilt' mode.
'What, me worry?'
Kentry
There was a story on the news where a woman's slot machine read 'Winner of 42 million dollars!' She was understably happy and was quickly furious when the Casino said it was a malfunction and would not pay 42 million dollars. The machine itself even said the highest possible amount was $200,000. They offered her the $200,000. Her response was to be belligerent and still demand the 42 million dollars. They lowered the offer to $20 and a free breakfast. She should have just taken the $200,000 and be happy with that.
MathExtremist
I think you mean this one:http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/supreme-court-upholds-dismissed-waterloo-casino-payout-case/article_0d0b2521-4c5c-5393-86c3-efcdd7edcadc.html
To my knowledge, the casino never offered her 200k. The Iowa Supreme Court decision has a lot of background information, including details of many other malfunction cases from around the country:
http://law.justia.com/cases/iowa/supreme-court/2015/140802.html
Notably, the courts in that cases did not even address the issue of malfunction. The player lost on other grounds in summary judgment (affirmed by the state Supreme Court).
'In my own case, when it seemed to me after a long illness that death was close at hand, I found no little solace in playing constantly at dice.' -- Girolamo Cardano, 1563
DRich
Just a reminder that this is in Washington State, so it's either pull tabs or bingo. The highest progressive that I have seen in Washington was about $1 million.
Exactly. In Washington games are not 'random'.
Living longer does not always infer +EV
coilman
I think it that was my mother...... she would die of a heart attack.
Going from Fifth Ave NY to Fifth St Detroit in a matter of minutes at her age she wouldnt make it
Going from Fifth Ave NY to Fifth St Detroit in a matter of minutes at her age she wouldnt make it
GWAE
There is definitely video. It was on NBC Today show this morning. The winning game did not look very winning. No 5oaks at all.Expect the worst and you will never be disappointed. I AM NOT PART OF GWAE RADIO SHOW
Dean
The woman should have known an 8.5 million jackpot was a malfunction. The only slot machines that give that much money are the Megabucks Slot progressives, and they are dollar machines, not nickel machines. The $80 the Casino sent her in a check is a joke, and not the funny kind either, as she may have played $400 in that machine before getting that dreaded 8.5 million malfunction. The right thing for the casino to have done since it's not the player's fault if the machine malfunctions on its own is give her $8,500, or $80,500, a reasonable compromise for both her and the Casino. The Casino needs to pay her what I just suggested, or risk her bad mouthing the Casino to potential gamblers,('Hey, Tina, don't play at this Casino. Their machine told me that I won 8.5 million, and they refused to pay me all those millions because of a malfunction. All they gave me was $80.' Tina 'Okay, wow. Thanks for the heads up. I'm not going to be putting my money in that Casino, that's for sure!' thus, losing them money in the long run. A payment of $8,500 or $80,500 would show good faith from the Casino,($8,500 or $80,500 is really not all that much money for a Casino to give, considering that many people are losing $5,000 on a constant basis anyway, if just 20 people lose $5,000, that is already $100,000 and the Casino is still ahead by about $19,000, if they go with the $80,500, and up about $91,000 if they go with the $8,500 one and she gets happy
Really, dude, you tried to buy a flat screen TV for only $3.99? Get out of here, you scam, con arist!
Wizard
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The $80 the Casino sent her in a check is a joke, and not the funny kind either, as she may have played $400 in that machine before getting that dreaded 8.5 million malfunction. The right thing for the casino to have done since it's not the player's fault if the machine malfunctions on its own is give her $8,500, or $80,500, a reasonable compromise for both her and the Casino.
I think she'll get more than that in a settlement. We'll probably never know, but I think this will settle out of court for about $100,000. I do agree the $80 is insulting. Had I been in charge, I would have offered about $5,000 if she signed a non-disclosure and release of all claims, and been willing to go higher if pushed.
There is supposed to be a piece on this on the Today Show this morning but I'm probably not going to wait around for it. Hopefully it will make the Today web site.
It's not whether you win or lose; it's whether or not you had a good bet.
Dodsferd
I think she'll get more than that in a settlement. We'll probably never know, but I think this will settle out of court for about $100,000. I do agree the $80 is insulting. Had I been in charge, I would have offered about $5,000 if she signed a non-disclosure and release of all claims, and been willing to go higher if pushed.
There is supposed to be a piece on this on the Today Show this morning but I'm probably not going to wait around for it. Hopefully it will make the Today web site.
With the publicity, it may indeed go in her favour. Given that the machine clearly indicates that all malfunctions void pays, she's entitled to nothing. The settlement at this point would be a PR call, more than any wrong doing. I agree that $80 is silly, and probably actually hurts the case, but in the end, she didn't win $8.5m, nor is she entitled to any volume of cash from that machine.
This feeling is heavy, makes my body ache and I'm ready; To fall into the sky and I see now, the reason why. My heart is heavy, takes me to a place I can't breathe. Only then I know why I see the warning sign.
MrV
That tribe is notoriously tight.
She'll probably get little if anything more: the machine clearly malfunctioned.
The joint is always busy, what do they care about a little bad publicity?
Their clientele of drunks, farmers, retirees and meth-heads will return, regardless.
She'll probably get little if anything more: the machine clearly malfunctioned.
The joint is always busy, what do they care about a little bad publicity?
Their clientele of drunks, farmers, retirees and meth-heads will return, regardless.
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terapined
I think she has a strong caseShe has a picture
These slot machine are no longer mechanical
Its all computer
Computer gives her 8.5 mil, I consider it fairly won.
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Over-8-million-jackpot-was-slot-machine-malfunction-casino-says-340207762.html
http://www.onlinepoker.net/poker-news/casino-news/85-million-jackpot-winner-told-slot-malfunctioning/27862
'Everybody's bragging and drinking that wine, I can tell the Queen of Diamonds by the way she shines, Come to Daddy on an inside straight, I got no chance of losing this time' -Grateful Dead- 'Loser'
Dodsferd
I think she has a strong case
She has a picture
These slot machine are no longer mechanical
Its all computer
Computer gives her 8.5 mil, I consider it fairly won.
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Over-8-million-jackpot-was-slot-machine-malfunction-casino-says-340207762.html
I'm not so confident in her chances of having a case. Now, I'm not too familiar with that machine, but I do know that all slots have a warning on them 'All malfunctions void payouts' or something similar on them. If the casino forked out some cash for the 'jackpot', then it may be a pitiful consolidation payment, but I can't say for sure.
The machine is certainly not mechanical, you're correct. They should be able to go into the machine history and see what happened, and whether or not a legitimate win had occurred.
On a related note, I have seen 'ghost jackpots' hit before in my experience, and they were fictitious jackpots of $1,000,000+.
This feeling is heavy, makes my body ache and I'm ready; To fall into the sky and I see now, the reason why. My heart is heavy, takes me to a place I can't breathe. Only then I know why I see the warning sign.
rsactuary
where is said video?
Dodsferd
where is said video?
What video? The articles in the OP indicate that she wasn't able to record anything beyond a picture, which is understandable. We have the same practices here, no pictures or videos allowed.
This feeling is heavy, makes my body ache and I'm ready; To fall into the sky and I see now, the reason why. My heart is heavy, takes me to a place I can't breathe. Only then I know why I see the warning sign.
rsactuary
What video? The articles in the OP indicate that she wasn't able to record anything beyond a picture, which is understandable. We have the same practices here, no pictures or videos allowed.
'She recorded the machine on her phone'. Do you say you 'record a picture'?
Dodsferd
'She recorded the machine on her phone'. Do you say you 'record a picture'?
Ah, right. I misread the article, I was under the impression that she just snapped a shot of the machine. Regardless, video proof won't really do much for her case if the machine history says otherwise.
This feeling is heavy, makes my body ache and I'm ready; To fall into the sky and I see now, the reason why. My heart is heavy, takes me to a place I can't breathe. Only then I know why I see the warning sign.
rsactuary
I would simply like to see the winning combination that gave such a prize... it's a clue to how easy it would be to say it was a malfunction or not.
ontariodealer
does that pic not say 8.5 million nickels
rxwine
does that pic not say 8.5 million nickels
171,774,993 credits in nickels recorded on machine
On the other readout is dollars.
Quasimodo? Does that name ring a bell?
AxelWolf
What video? The articles in the OP indicate that she wasn't able to record anything beyond a picture, which is understandable. We have the same practices here, no pictures or videos allowed.
Why is that understandable? What possible bad can come from someone recording a machine?
Las Vegas Slot Machine Warehouse
It's only protecting the casinos ass in case someone has a legitimate jackpot and the casino wants to cry foul.Las Vegas Slot Casino
There was some video recently at a NY casino where machines were stealing credits from people.They got pissed she was recording as well.
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