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Malfunction Costs Couple $11 Million Slot Machine Jackpot
ainandil writes "Engineering mistakes, while frustrating, seldom definitively alter the end user's life. Not so in Cripple Creek, Colorado — MaryAnn and Jim McMahon thought their money troubles were over when they hit an $11 million jackpot at a casino Tuesday. Before paying the jackpot, the Wildwood Casino turned the machine over to the Colorado Gaming Division for inspection. A glitch was found, aha! The Wildwood Casino blamed a slot machine malfunction for the $11 million jackpot. Total actually won by the McMahons? $1,627.82."
they'd left out the word "million" in a story title?
Have the machine inspected by your local independent hacker.
He'll find a glitch. Aha! You should have won 11.000.000.000!
Privacy is terrorism.
Why would I be angry at winning 5.5 billion dollars?
...maybe they should just open a bank.
They're inspected regularly, which is approximately how often the players lose.
Yeah, but the people who sue casinos are probably willing to take that bet.
Don't trust a bull's horn, a doberman's tooth, a runaway horse or me.
"And I remember seeing ads on TV for law firms that don't charge unless they win your case."
Those lawyers are probably about as qualified to handle a case as a parrot.
-1 disagree is not a modifier for a reason. -1 troll, flaimbait, redundant, overrated are NOT acceptable substitutes.
Did someone say Lupus?
What's wrong with just writing a dry summary? It's more pleasant to read and lets the facts of the situation speak for themselves:
"MaryAnn and Jim McMahon of Cripple Creek, Colorado were playing at the Wildwood Casino, Tuesday, and hit an $11 million jackpot on a slot machine. Before paying the winnings, the casino turned the machine over to the Colorado Gaming Division for inspection. After deciding that the win was due to a malfunction, the couple was paid only $1627.82 in winnings."
Reading this revised version doesn't make me sick and want to punch someone for trying to be witty and entertaining (that is, annoying and stupid).
You know what this summary is missing? Exclamation points! Exclamation points — and m-dashes. Perhaps a smidge of sarcasm, and an acronym! Here, let me fix this for you:
"MaryAnn and Jim McMahon — of Cripple Creek, Colorado — were playing at the Wildwood Casino on Tuesday, and hit an $11 million jackpot on a slot machine! Before paying the winnings, the casino turned the machine over to the Colorado Gaming Division (CGD) for inspection. After the CGD determined that the win was due to a "malfunction", the couple was paid only $1627.82 in winnings. :("
Also, I threw in a frowny face. Now it's dry - and yet somehow exciting and suspense-filled! A
The above post paid for by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
I have this system. If the first lawsuit fails, I sue again for twice as much. Then if that fails ...
I can tell you clearly how to identify when the machine is malfunctioning. In fact, it rings bells, throws up warning lights and generally behaves quite conversely to normal operation.
ie, when a slot machine is pouring money on the floor it is quite clearly broken. Seriously, why would they put all of those lights on there.
"You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours." -- Yogi Berra
>> "malfunction voids play"
It should say that on electronic voting machines too.
OK, how about this: A blackjack dealer tells a customer he has won $11 million dollars.
Should the casino have to pay the customer $11 million dollars because of a faulty dealer?
Mod down people who tell people how to mod in their sigs
I too, need profanity to get my points across.
Dick
Thanks for letting us know, Richard.
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Just do like South park and declare shenanigans. Then you get a bunch of sticks and beat the people who ripped you off up or something :P
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