Online Casino Refuses To Pay. Finally, Lady Luck smiled at you and you could win a significant amount of money in the casino. But to win – it does not mean to get money, because they are still on the account in the casino, and you need to withdraw them. Usually, a player wins a large jackpot and the casino refuses to pay arguing that the machine wasn’t supposed to award a prize so high. For example, the machine awards a prize of $1.000.000 but the casino says that the top amount is $10.000 and will pay only that much.

• Casino Refuses To Pay Jackpot Winner
• Casino Refuses To Pay Winner
• Casino Refuses To Pay Jackpot Winner

Woman thinks she hits $8.5M jackpot, walks away with only $80 after Ore. Casino says machine malfunctioned. An Oregon woman thought she won $8 million while. The casino is on tribal land operated by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. To the gambler’s amazement, Jerry Rape had settled on a “payout multiplier” of $1,377,000, according to the gambler’s lawsuit. The casino took Rape’s payout ticket and made him wait for about 24 hours before saying no dice. He wasn’t getting the monster payout. GIMME MY MONEYA Queens woman who thought she won a $43 million jackpot is suing Resorts World Casino in Queens after being told the slot machine had malfunc.

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On Sunday, a gambler at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Tampa was playing a $4 slot machine when its bells started ringing and an enormous figure began flashing on its jackpot screen: $166,666,666.65. Bill Seebeck thought he was set for life.

Alas, 'twas not to be. After investigating the win, casino officials told him that the machine had malfunctioned and he wouldn't be receiving a cent. The maximum jackpot on the machine is a relatively paltry $90,000- and the gambler wouldn't get that payout either. They even attempted to coerce Seebeck into agreeing to that in writing, but he refused.

It's not the first time the Seminole tribe has pulled a similar gambit. In 2007, a Sunny Isles man was playing the slots at Seminole Hard Rock Resort & Casino in Hollywood when it appeared that he hit a jackpot worth more than $259,000. He was even given an oversized check for the amount- before casino officials attributed the win to a 'computer glitch' and told him he would not be paid. After the story hit was reported in the news, the tribe decided to pay the full amount.

Seebeck probably shouldn't hold his breath for a similar reversal concerning his own enormous jackpot- although you can't blame him for trying. From an ABC news report:

Seebeck says he is looking for a lawyer to help him comprehend the

convoluted federal Indian gaming regulations to possibly pursue legal

action.

Update: Well, that was quick.We just received a statement from Seminole Hard Rock with the news that they've reached a 'good faith' settlement, for an undisclosed amount, with Seebeck. Something about the way this is worded tells us the gambler remains a non-millionaire- although he might have a couple of thousand bucks to whittle away on more slots:

Casino Refuses To Pay Jackpot Winner

The Seminole Hard Rock Casino Tampa has made an offer to William Seebeck, and he has accepted, recognizing that the slot machine he was playing on Sunday malfunctioned, in what can be best described to the layman as a 'computer glitch.' The maximum payout on the Ultimate Party Spin machine played by Seebeck is $99,000, although his bet of $1.50 at the time of the malfunction could have generated a maximum payout of only $2,500, with the right combination. Determination of a malfunction was made by representatives of the machine's manufacturer and software provider, according to established gaming industry standards, with confirmation from an independent third-party laboratory analysis. The casino has opted to settle this matter for an undisclosed amount as a good faith gesture, and we look forward to welcoming Mr. Seebeck on future visits.

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