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Guy Wins $5.15 Million Jackpot, Other Guy Unplugs Slot Machine
If you've ever been in a serious casino, then you've seen the gigantic slot machines off in the corners (the ones that only accept large-denomination bills). These machines usually have something like spinning cars on top or giant screens showing millions and millions of dollars counting up all the time. Such a machine was precisely the type that Illinois attorney Alvin Paulson put a $20-bill into while on vacation in the Virgin Islands. To his surprise, it lit up and started spitting out quarters -- that is, until a casino worker unplugged it and said it was a malfunction.
The machine was showing a $5.15-million jackpot when Paulson fed his $20 bill in there, an awfully big payout and an awful lot more than the $100 and a free meal that the casino offered him for the supposed malfunction. The casino has yet to offer any proof of said malfunction and Paulson is, naturally, suing the place for either said proof or the $5-million prize.
We wish him the best of luck.
From FARK.com and KSDK
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Subscribe to commentsdeniseMar 5th 2008 7:00PM
i too had trouble with mohegan sun. i had a triple red 777 come up and the ticket only paid out $50.00 when it should of paid out $500.00. i called the attendant over, but he said the machines are never wrong and dont read the top of the machine. the game is based only on the bottom info. who reads the small print on the bottom { not me} when i look for a machine to play i look at the payout on top.
TomMar 5th 2008 7:18PM
Somehow I just knew that the guy that unpluged the machine worked for the casino. I'm not one for suing, but I sure hope that this guy finds himself a really good attorney and they take the this casino for a bundle.
butmancMar 5th 2008 7:30PM
when u gamble,and you win,you expect to get paid----------------------i have heard a lot of storys of casino s cheating the patron,they dont only have the odds going for them,they also have to cheat u----WHY----BECAUSE THEY THE CASINOS,ARE THE LOWEST FORM,OF A DEGENERATE GAMBLER.I SAY STAY AWAY,UNTIL THEY CLEAN UP THERE ACT--------WAKE UP NEVADA THIS IS GOING TO COST YOU---LOL---OH BY THE WAY GEORGE--SCREEN NAME-----GO PLAY WITH THE SHARKS.
R EdwardsMar 5th 2008 8:43PM
NO THE THE MAKER OF THE MACHINE DOES NOT PAY THE PRIZE THE CASINO DOES. AND COINS DO SOMETIMES FALL OUT OF A MACHINE ON VERY LARGE PAY-OUTS; DEPENDS ON WHAT TYPE OF MACHINE AND HOW IT'S SET. PEOPLE ARE SO DAMN STUPID. KNOW THE FACTS BEFORE U SPEAK SO THAT U WON'T SHOW YOUR IGNORANCE. THE CASINO OWE'S THE MAN THE MONEY SO THEY SHOULD PAY UP AND PROBABLY WILL TO AVOID ALL THE NEGATIVE PUBLICITY.
DaveMar 5th 2008 7:31PM
Why was the nsme of the casino left out of the artical?
jlep56Mar 5th 2008 7:36PM
Don't gamble anywhere but at a Nevada gaming regulated casino. This attorney should know better, but then again the casino probably doesn't have 4 wheels and a siren.
JackMar 5th 2008 7:37PM
It is so funny. If you look at any slot Machine somewhere on it, it says "malfunction voids all Jackpots" also the slot machines are not owned by the Casinos. They are owned by the company who made them (BALLYS) (IGT) etc. The casino just gets a percentage of each coin played. ANY jackpots are payed by the company that owns the machine and must be verified by them before ANY JACKPOT PAYOUT.
HAROLDMar 5th 2008 7:45PM
NUKE THE BASTARDS
RandyMar 5th 2008 7:54PM
Happened to me on nickel slot @ Vacation village in Los Vegas. Progressive hit for couple thousand. They said machine malfuntioned and should not have been out anyway. Said if I complained I would lose the hundred or so nickles I had that it had payed out.
juscusMar 5th 2008 7:53PM
how do ya unplug a slot machine
psyMar 7th 2008 12:09AM
CASINO GAMBLING IS EVIL
PSYCHIATRY IS A SCAM
LeagenMar 5th 2008 8:03PM
I go to the Moheghan Sun and have never had a problem nor seen one happening.
SteveMar 5th 2008 7:59PM
I'm just kind of curious.....How come they have a THOUSAND EYES (camera, etc) on you watching your every move and they don't have any video of this incident? Maybe because it would then cost the Casino 5+ MILLION dollars???? Give that some thought.....
tdorsett1Mar 5th 2008 9:14PM
GEORGE,YOU ARE AN IDIOT !!!!!!!
STMar 5th 2008 8:02PM
What is the name of the casino and where is it?
BillMar 6th 2008 10:45AM
Has anyone ever been told that their slot machine malfunctioned or was broken after they lost money?
liltravman13Mar 6th 2008 1:08PM
LAWSUIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
fabman1Mar 5th 2008 8:06PM
THINK!
It was an obvious malfunction.
That's over 20 million quarters. Who's stupid enough to think a slot machine would hold that many quarters? How many years would it take to dispense that many quarters from 1 slot? That's 255,750 pounds in QUARTERS. (Nearly 7 tractor trailer loads of QUARTERS.
JohnMar 5th 2008 8:11PM
I am no expert in these matters, (by any means) however I have a pretty good knowledge of the workings of Slot machines. In my opinion, with the information given in the news story, the machine did screw up. When Slot Machines hit payoff's this big, they lock up. NO money will come out. Additionally, the machine will accept no money (as the coin will drop right through to the coin tray)That being said, the casino had no right to unplug machine, thus voiding the jackpot (in their opinion)
As a poster stated eariler, the video tape will be the proof - for or against the player or casino. Gut feeling is the casino is in the wrong here. Otherwise the tape would have been played for all interested parties. Had this happened in Vegas or Altantic City -- the State Gaming Authority would have made the call on site that same day.
Jim TretheweyMar 5th 2008 8:13PM
I lost a couple grand last week. Maybe the Casino will give it back if I tell them I only meant to lose a hundred.