Casino Denies Man Jackpot

[venomx]

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/11/04/crimesider/entry5523311.shtml

THATS SO BEAT, its not even funny!!!

[Paquita]

Ooh! I hope he gets it!  I just started playing Lotto!  Us gamblers gotta stick together!

[Jack]

I would think the guy should get his money.  The casino could sue whoever maintains their machines, or whoever manufactured it, but it seems like they should be responsible for whatever it does on their premises.

[WilliamWeird1313]

Malfunction my fat butt. That's like if you were paying craps and the dice came up how you wanted 'em to, and the guy said "Sorry, sir. They weren't supposed to land like that. I apologize for the mistake."

[Rev. Powell]

He will probably get a settlement when he sues.  But the casino is correct: $166,666,666.65 is obviously a malfunction for a non-progressive slot machine.  I imagine if they paid it, it would be the highest slot machine payout ever given. The entire Indian casino might not even be worth 166 million bucks. 

[The Burgomaster]

Payouts are always printed on the face of the machines.  I think they should pay him whatever the advertised payout was for the combination of symbols came up in the window.  Sounds like that would be $99,000.  He'll never get $166 million out of them.

[SkullBat308]

Payouts are always printed on the face of the machines.  I think they should pay him whatever the advertised payout was for the combination of symbols came up in the window.  Sounds like that would be $99,000.  He'll never get $166 million out of them.

Exactly.