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Woman Wins $42 Million Jackpot? Not So Fast
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| 30 March 2010
| CLAYTON SANDELL
Posted on 03/30/2010 8:02:27 PM PDT by Fractal Trader
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Malfunction my *ss. If it says $42 million, then it IS $42 million, period.
To: Fractal Trader
So is it a malfunction when a slot machine shows that you have won nothing?
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posted on
03/30/2010 8:05:13 PM PDT
by
Inyo-Mono
(Had God not driven man from the Garden of Eden the Sierra Club surely would have.)
To: Fractal Trader
So, it it malfunctions when I lose, do I get my money back?
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posted on
03/30/2010 8:05:40 PM PDT
by
softwarecreator
(No more excuses ... we need to take our country back. Now.)
To: Fractal Trader
People pay their money and they take their chances.
The odds are against you and most of the time the casino keeps your money.
That's what the casino expects.
But we all pay our money and take our chances.
And although the odds are against it, sometimes your machinery malfunctions and you have to pay the customer $42M.
That's why they call it gambling, Mr. Indian Chief.
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posted on
03/30/2010 8:06:44 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(I do not want the Union to be maintained. I want the US to break up. I support secession.)
To: Fractal Trader
“an unfortunate computer glitch”.
How fortunate...
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posted on
03/30/2010 8:06:59 PM PDT
by
GSP.FAN
(These are the times that try men's souls.)
To: Fractal Trader
Rule one of casinos, the house always wins.
Rule two, see rule one sucker.
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posted on
03/30/2010 8:07:56 PM PDT
by
Dr.Zoidberg
(Warning: Sarcasm/humor is always engaged. Failure to recognize this may lead to misunderstandings.)
To: softwarecreator
No, because when you lose, the slot machine is functioning properly.
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posted on
03/30/2010 8:08:21 PM PDT
by
AlanD
To: Fractal Trader
How do they know the machine ‘malfunctioned’ - isnt a slot machine supposed to be random?
I say this casino needs much fewer customers if this is what they are going to do when you win
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posted on
03/30/2010 8:08:23 PM PDT
by
Mr. K
(This administration IS WEARING OUT MY CAPSLOCK KEY!)
To: Fractal Trader
I thought there was another case just like this a few years ago, he sued and won, they paid. Malfunction my biden, pay the lady.
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posted on
03/30/2010 8:08:30 PM PDT
by
eyeamok
To: Fractal Trader
Time to find a clever lawyer with experience suing casinos. If she can get to a jury, she will win big.
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posted on
03/30/2010 8:08:49 PM PDT
by
iowamark
To: Fractal Trader
Gaming Commission will automatically side with the Casino. Best possibility is a civil suit.
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posted on
03/30/2010 8:09:04 PM PDT
by
Richard Kimball
(We're all criminals. They just haven't figured out what some of us have done yet.)
To: Fractal Trader
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posted on
03/30/2010 8:09:58 PM PDT
by
Tzimisce
(No thanks. We have enough government already. - The Tick)
To: GSP.FAN
an unfortunate computer glitch.That's what Toyota claims too!
To: iowamark
I agree. Going to the Gaming Commission is like reporting voter fraud to ACORN.
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posted on
03/30/2010 8:10:05 PM PDT
by
Richard Kimball
(We're all criminals. They just haven't figured out what some of us have done yet.)
To: Fractal Trader
Seems to me this happens too frequently at casinos. And, they get away with it.
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posted on
03/30/2010 8:10:33 PM PDT
by
oldteen
To: Fractal Trader
I’ve got to side with the casino in this case.
The largest slot progressive ever hit was just over $39 million, but that was the posted jackpot. Unless the machine had a posted jackpot of $42 million, it was an error.
To: eyeamok
I remember that case, it was in an Indian casino. The same sorry excuse; a malfunction.
I find it funny that whenever the dealer wins in blackjack, can I also call it a malfunction on their part?
To: GSP.FAN
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posted on
03/30/2010 8:13:36 PM PDT
by
Don W
(I only keep certain folks' numbers in my 'phone so I know NOT to answer when they call)
To: Richard Kimball
Sad, huh?
The Gaming Commission exists to protect the casino. I think some of the little people are starting to catch on that the deck is stacked against them. The government doesn't care about the citizen. The citizen is a cow to be milked.
And what can the people do about it?
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posted on
03/30/2010 8:13:39 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(I do not want the Union to be maintained. I want the US to break up. I support secession.)
To: Fractal Trader
The casino WISHES the thing malfunctioned. That’s just BS. They’ll bribe the gaming people and then she’ll have more people to sue.
After whatever lawyer takes her case and 30% of the winnings, that’s still pretty good. Big Chief I-Don’t-Wanna-Pay is going to have to cough up some big wampum.
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posted on
03/30/2010 8:15:16 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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