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Malfunction Costs Couple $11 Million Slot Machine Jackpot

Posted by timothy on from the oopsie-daisy dept.

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."

4 of 479 comments (clear)

  1. I'm calling bs by BobSutan · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So they can get out of paying a jackpot for an engineering glitch, fine I'll accept there's a mistake. However, they need to pay up anyway. Why? Because other people are getting screwed out of their winnings by being told they lost, when they must have won due to engineering mistakes.

    Everyone should claim they won, but the machine messed up. Force them to inspect each and every transaction. When they go broke from people being adamant about not getting screwed they'll just cut their losses.

    Or, sue the ever living shit out of the casino for it.

    --
    "On a scale from 1 to 10, people are stupid"
  2. Request an inspection by Culture20 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So just remember when gambling at the Wildwood Casino, to remember to request the Colorado Gaming Division inspect the machines every time you _don't_ get a jackpot, because you might have. I'm pretty sure that would stop Wildwood's shenanigans right quick.

  3. I've got a deal by PktLoss · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It seems like every time I don't win I should turn the machine in to see if it was a glitch.

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    paul reinheimer
  4. Re:Lik they say by hedwards · · Score: 0, Redundant

    My Mother has Lupus you insensitive clod.