Woman hits $8M jackpot at a casino's slot machine, but the house proves that it always wins and proc
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[url]http://kron4.com/2015/11/06/woman-hits-8m-jackpot-casino-claims-machine-malfunctioned/[/url]
[quote=KRON4]A woman in Oregon hit the $8 million jackpot at a Lucky Eagle Casino slot machine, but got no money.
The casino said it was a machine malfunction and gave her $80 instead, reported KOIN’s Lisa Balick.
Veronica Castillo took her mother to the casino in Rochester, Washington last weekend. She put $100 in a machine and hit the jackpot — she thought.
“I was very excited, happy,” she told KOIN 6 News. “Then I couldn’t believe it.”
The casino staff came over and told her the machine malfunctioned.[/quote]
What a bunch of con artists, give her the money
the only winning move is not to play
The casino is probably telling the truth. Problem is nobody will care and will damn them anyway.
If the machine is software capped at 20k, then it displaying anything more is obviously a malfunction.
Then give her $20k
a malfunctioning machine that is incapable of fair operation shouldn't be in use in the first place, especially not when you can bet 100$ and only get 40$ from [I]a malfunctioning machine[/I]
no matter how you cut it, even if she does or does not deserve 20k, she was robbed
[QUOTE=bitches;49067610]a malfunctioning machine that is incapable of fair operation shouldn't be in use in the first place, especially not when you can bet 100$ and only get 40$ from [I]a malfunctioning machine[/I]
no matter how you cut it, even if she does or does not deserve 20k, she was robbed[/QUOTE]
This is the more interesting point, really.. There's a valid defense for the casino in saying that the machine clearly malfunctioned, but if the machine is demonstrably capable of extreme malfunction, think of how many people could be [I]losing[/I] money based on that malfunction? Not that it matters anyway, if you play slots you're either willfully throwing your money away for the fun of it, or just stupid.
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[QUOTE=Del91;49067549]Then give her $20k[/QUOTE]
This would have been the real PR win, honestly. To come out of a supreme machine error with a generous offer at the maximum payout for what is probably pennies to the casino? Not sure why they didn't opt for this in the first place other than greed.
the chances of getting a faulty reading on the machine are high right, so why not reward the person with $800 then $80?
[QUOTE=srobins;49067622]This is the more interesting point, really.. There's a valid defense for the casino in saying that the machine clearly malfunctioned, but if the machine is demonstrably capable of extreme malfunction, think of how many people could be [I]losing[/I] money based on that malfunction? Not that it matters anyway, if you play slots you're either willfully throwing your money away for the fun of it, or just stupid.[/QUOTE]
She got the payout from the "real" balance. The only error was that it temporarily incorrectly displayed the balance as she cashed out. The win was actually credited correctly to her balance, and she got the right amount of money.
She got $80 out and the machine incorrectly displayed $8,000,000 (despite actually cashing out the $80, which was her accurate balance) so honestly the casino could have told her to fuck off and not given her any money. That's why they all say "malfunction voids all pays and plays". They don't have any more reason to give her $20,000 than they do to give her the $8M.
[QUOTE=da space core;49067411]the only winning move is not to play[/QUOTE]
that reminds me of my friends
they keep betting in sports games and stuff, and keep losing, because they think its not all about luck lol
so basically you can just claim all the machines are malfunctioning and get away with this forever
[QUOTE=Map in a box;49072090]so basically you can just claim all the machines are malfunctioning and get away with this forever[/QUOTE]
If you can back it up, sure.
8 million from a slot machine... seriously whoever thought that's realistic is a muppet.
[QUOTE=Map in a box;49072090]so basically you can just claim all the machines are malfunctioning and get away with this forever[/QUOTE]
The machine literally has a maximum payout of $20,000. With the amount she put in, the maximum she could have won was $6000. There is no physical possible way of achieving 8,000,000.
Absolute maximum win :
[t]http://www.luckyeagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image-a.jpg[/t]
What she got : (not even a jackpot, like the title says.)
[t]http://www.luckyeagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image-b.jpg[/t]
The prize table :
[t]http://www.luckyeagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image-c.png[/t]
She won exactly 80 dollars according to the prize table, it even correctly withdrew that amount from the machine. The display does not effect the outcome of the actual game, but it is a legitimate malfunction. They gave her the prize anyways. The casino handled it EXACTLY according to procedure and did no wrong doing here. She just wants money.
[quote]In the event of a dispute between the Game Outcome versus the entertaining display, the Game Outcome will prevail.[/quote]
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The fact the news site even dresses it up like she won a jackpot is disgusting, they clearly did little to no research.
Also wickedplayer, what the hell is with dressing up the headline more then it already was.
didn't realize that last little detail, so yeah i think i'd side with the casino warily on this one
[QUOTE=FinalHunter;49067426]A press release by the casino states the following, among other things:
[URL="http://www.luckyeagle.com/nov15-facts/"]Source[/URL]
The casino didn't rip her off, she's just throwing a fuss hoping they'll give her more money to save PR from people who don't read.[/QUOTE]
lmao, reading that it's obvious that the woman doesn't have a case. It's literally written into the law that in such cases, the outcome of the game overrides any display errors, which is what happened here.
[QUOTE=Map in a box;49072090]so basically you can just claim all the machines are malfunctioning and get away with this forever[/QUOTE]
Sorta like how when I go to the store and the register malfunctions, saying my $400 purchase of rum and oreos costs $0, they should give it to me for free.
[QUOTE=Paramud;49072404]Sorta like how when I go to the store and the register malfunctions, saying my $400 purchase of rum and oreos costs $0, they should give it to me for free.[/QUOTE]
The difference is those goods have a fixed price of however much which is listed in writing next to the product on the shelf; it's quite clear that there is an error in the register because there's a separate source by which the value can be verified.
With these machines, it's purely a matter of trust from the perspective of user because there is no verification beyond the machine.
[QUOTE=DaMastez;49072544]With these machines, it's purely a matter of trust from the perspective of user because there is no verification beyond the machine.[/QUOTE]
The win conditions and payouts are clearly stated, and the results clearly don't match the stated $80 million jackpot. It is exactly the same as ignoring the stated prices on the labels of $400 worth of items while you gesture at the malfunctioning cash register and insist that the real price is a dollar.
I was totally thinking what you're thinking when I first saw the article- it'd be all too easy for a casino to say 'oops it was a mistake' to dodge a legitimate claim. But her winning pull is documented and the amount they paid her is exactly what the winnings chart says she earned and the slot machine in question never offered the payout she was demanding as a reward.
It was an honest error, plain and simple, and they're under no obligation to honor it.
[QUOTE=DaMastez;49072544]The difference is those goods have a fixed price of however much which is listed in writing next to the product on the shelf; it's quite clear that there is an error in the register because there's a separate source by which the value can be verified.
With these machines, it's purely a matter of trust from the perspective of user because there is no verification beyond the machine.[/QUOTE]
Not true. There was a prize table posted a few posts above yours.
They should have just refunded her money, bit of a dick move to go "Sorry the machine malfunctioned but we're still gonna take your money and give you nothing."
[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;49078674]They should have just refunded her money, bit of a dick move to go "Sorry the machine malfunctioned but we're still gonna take your money and give you nothing."[/QUOTE]
They gave her the $80 that she won. They didn't do anything wrong, this lady is just a whiny cunt.
[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;49078674]They should have just refunded her money, bit of a dick move to go "Sorry the machine malfunctioned but we're still gonna take your money and give you nothing."[/QUOTE]
What. She put in money, and she won 80$ from the machine, she got something
This woman is mad that they won't give her 100 times the amount it's possible to win on a slot machine, sounds reasonable.
It sucks that many people are ready to abuse errors and mistakes made by others.
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