Posted on 11/02/2016 3:09:50 PM PDT by lowbridge
Call it the $42.9 million dollar selfie. Katrina Bookman flashed her multi-million dollar smile. Behind her, on her slot machine screen, evidence of her mega win.
"I kept thinking about my family," Bookman said.
Bookman's voice cracks when she remembers her short lived joy. She's used to disappointment. Raised in foster care, homeless as a teen, Katrina raised 4 kids, who graduated high school, all by herself.
"The struggle I've been through, it's hard to cope," said Bookman.
She already earmarked the millions, to buy a barber shop for her son and the a big chunk she would give back to her community. The apparent jackpot hit was in late August at Resorts World Casino.
It was casino chaos in video shot by Katrina's partner after she reported her huge winnings (watch in the video player above). She was surrounded by customers and casino personnel and security. Escorted off the casino floor, she was told to come back the next day for the decision.
Katrina remembers her next day visit to the casino, "I said what did I win? (casino rep said) You didn't win nothing." Katrina says the only winning the casino offered was a steak dinner.
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Anyone who plays slots is basically throwing their money away anyway.
Casinos do this all the time. Cheat players out of big jackpots by saying “it’s a software error.”
Why anyone would throw their money away in those places is beyond me. Just taking cash out in a field and lighting it would be more convenient.
$43 million?
Well, after taxes it’s only $12 million...or so.
Some how has to get by on some $400K per year for 30 years...
If she makes some fantastic investments with a return of 8% she will have to make do with $672K after taxes...
Was this a Soros made machine.
Oops!
The Max payout on the machine is $6500.
Sorry Charlie...
Then the casino owes her $6500. They were happy to take all the tokens that customers had put into the ‘broken’ machine for who knows how many days/weeks.
Government controlled gambling is rigged in a way that makes mafia run numbers rackets respectable by comparison.
> Why anyone would throw their money away in those places is beyond me. Just taking cash out in a field and lighting it would be more convenient.
Casinos are the original Skinner Box.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operant_conditioning_chamber
Was it “malfunctioning” on the losing spins, too.
Told her to come back the next day — the casino had to consult with the real owners, Rocco & Vinny.
They ought to give her something more than a steak dinner for her mental anguish.
It was casino chaos in video shot by Katrina’s partner....
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Partner?
I think I smell a law suite and lots of money for some lawyer somewhere, but at the very least, they should pay her the maximum amount for that machine (probably printed on the machine).
Yeah...maybe a diet Coke to wash it down.
Coming home from Vegas on business, I stopped at stateline, had a bite to eat, then put $20 in a slot....... Ding Ding Ding. Took awhile to find out what I won. $1,200. Was asked how I wanted it paid, said right now, took my money and left. I’m not a big gambler but have actually done quite well on slots at certain casinos.
I hope she took a picture of the winning combination on the pay line(s). Then I would ask them to explain how the winning combination matches the published combinations, regardless of the max payout.
The old mechanical slots were set at 51 to 49 in favor of the player to draw in the customers. Computerized slots can be set at what ever the house wants to favor the house.
If the machine malfunction voids all play, she should get every penny she put into that machine.
I hope she’s successful in her lawsuit.
raising 4 kids all on her own
NOPE
YOU AND I are paying for her kids to be raised, I’m SURE.
So then she won $6500 and the casino is trying to cheat her outmof that.
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