Slot machines are the cash cow for the U.S. casino industry, but sometimes they can be the biggest headaches.
According to the Associated Press, the Iowa Supreme Court said on Friday that Isle Casino Hotel doesn’t have to pay a grandmother $41 million because the penny slot machine she was playing on was defective.
Pauline McKee thought she had won the incredible prize at the casino during a family reunion in 2011. She later sued after the state determined that the prize was invalid because of a software error.
The machine she was playing on had a $10,000 maximum prize, the report said.
Woman sues casino after $43M slot machine malfunction Tuesday, June 20, 2017 JAMAICA, Queens (WPVI) - A woman in New York is suing a Queens casino for $43 million dollars after they say a slot. A Queens gambler thought she hit it big until managers at the Resorts World Casino said her $43 million slot machine win was a technical glitch — and tried to pay her off with a steak dinner.
Casino Slot Machine Malfunction
Instead of the $41,797,550, the casino paid McKee just $1.85 for the tainted spin, according wcfcourier.com.
McKee’s case isn’t unheard of in the casino world. Last year, a woman in Indiana thought she hit a $29 million jackpot playing a slot machine. The casino said it was a glitch and offered her two steak dinners in lieu of $29 million.