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Mississippi Casino Pays $8000 for Million-Dollar Jackpot
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI --
A Biloxi casino decided that, when a patron hit for what the machine proclaimed was a million-dollar jackpot, it would only pay her the $8000 listed on the machine as maximum win, causing a lawsuit that has advanced to the Mississippi Supreme Court. Florida Eash hit a Double Dollar slot in February of 2006, as the machine informed both her and slot supervisors at the IP Casino that she had won a million dollars.
But casino officials refused to pay, saying the machine advertised a top prize of $8000, and that the slot had malfunctioned. Eash took the casino to task over the decision, and the Mississippi Gaming Commission ruled in her favor.
However, a circuit court judge overruled the commission stating that the posting at the machine limited the casino's risk, and that human error did not qualify Eash for the huge winnings.
But casino patrons pl;ay at machines that may possibly be malfunctioning against them all the time. If consumer money is accepted under those conditions, it seems machine malfunctioning could not be used as an excuse to not honor the payouts. Casinos must take the responsibility for determining that machines are in proper order.
The state Supreme Court will take some time to review the case. If they find that an error on the part of the machine is reason to void the jackpot, then they must surely demand that the casino review every transaction at every machine, so as to refund wagers placed at improperly operating slots.
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