slot win not paid?

dominique · #1 01-07-2009, 03:17 PM

I can't seem to find any news on this.

It happened in August 2007.

YouTube - Las Vegas Woman Hits Jackpot, Casino refuses to pay

Anyone know how this was dealt with?

IluvVegas · #2 01-07-2009, 05:16 PM

The womans name was Aurea Privee and she was playing penny video poker at the Fiesta Casino in Henderson, Nevada when she hit what the machine said was a $1,000,000.82 jackpot.

At this point in time, her husband took two pictures of it showing in two places that this was indeed a million dollars that Aurea had won but, in actuallity, the casino said that it was supposed to be about a $832 jackpot.

Fiesta Casino states that it was a machine malfunction, which, by the way, in Nevada allows nonpayment of funds from a machine. It is being argued that it was human error that caused the problem because there had been a failure to upgrade the software for the game at Fiesta Casino.

The Gaming Commission is supposed to rule on this case, but the latest update I could find was for August, 2008 stating that the case is in appeal.

vegasnut · #3 01-07-2009, 05:24 PM

I couldn't find anything on the final word...but found another news post saying she's still awaiting a decission.
dated: Aug 2008

nothing newer than that can i find...

VegasLuvsMe · #4 01-08-2009, 01:10 PM

I think they should give her half the ammount to keep it out of court. If the machine malfunction shows you win a certain amount, that is your winnings.

I know that is a lot of money just to be giving away, but machines don't lie and I did see the $1,000,000.82 on the screen too.

I hope they give her a big settlement for this one.
Aurea does play bingo and other games there a lot, so the casino will eventually get some of their money back from her, not to enclude what she has spent there in the past who-knows how many years now.