Casino refuses to payout $1.6M 'Jackpot'

[raskren]

It must have been running [insert operating system of choice here].

I would have taken the $2,500 and been happy. Although this guy has probably given the casino well over $2,500 in gambling losses.

[azz0r_wugg]

Like automobiles, slot machines will (and do) have diagnostic chips and it's obvious you just glossed over the article, anddid not > read it. Read the green and red text above. The Casino did NOTHING wrong.

So I glossed over the article aswell, just because I disagree with you too? Disclaimer or not, in a casino, if a machine tells you that you've won a set amount - you've won it.

It'll be rather interesting to see who wins the case.

Edit: Upon considerating I reckon the Casino will offer a 200k out of court settlement fee half way through.

[spenser.d]

If the pokie decides that he win that much (1.6m) then that is what he gets, no matter what is said. That is really rude. Being computers, you can expect them to fail and thus the customer who plays on them should be awarded the prize money that was awarded to them prior to the malfunction.

I'm sure you'd be saying a very different thing if you owned the Casino.

They have physical proof that the machine malfunctioned. It's not like they're just making it up so they don't have to pay him. He doesn't deserve the $2500 they offered him.

It's not the casino's fault that a machine malfunctioned. It's like any piece of electronic hardware - it happens. They shouldn't have to pay up because of it.

Too many people are just trying to get rich quick - life doesn't work like that.

/edit - it appears I've passed 3000 posts without even noticing :D

-Spenser

[neufuse Veteran]

It must have been running [insert operating system of choice here].

I would have taken the $2,500 and been happy. Although this guy has probably given the casino well over $2,500 in gambling losses.

Most slot machines run on Embedded Java