A Queens gambler thought she hit it big until managers at the Resorts World Casino said her $43 million slot machine win was a technical glitch — and tried to pay her off with a steak. Call it the almost $42.9 million selfie. Katrina Bookman flashed her multi-million dollar smile as a slot machine screen appeared to show evidence of her mega win. The slots machine, often known as the “one armed bandit”, became an icon of Casino 43 Millionmodern online gaming. At Slotomania, you can start playing your favorite slot games with crazy graphics, top of the line sound effects, and Casino 43 Millionhundreds of Casino 43 Millionvariations. Bookman is seeking at least $43 million in damages. In a similar incident, BBC.com reported that in 2011 an 87-year old grandmother was denied a payout of $42 million by the Iowa Supreme Court. The casino, in that case, said the machine malfunctioned and offered her $1.85 based on the symbols the machine.
A woman who took a picture of herself with a slot machine that said she won a massive jackpot has filed a lawsuit against the New York casino.
According to CNN Money, Katrina Bookman was playing the Sphinx Slot Machine at Resorts World Casino in Queens, New York, when the machine displayed that she had won $42,949,672.76 last August.
Instead of the casino paying Bookman her winnings, she was escorted out of the facility and offered $2.25 and a steak dinner for compensation. Casino officials said the penny slot experienced an obvious malfunction that the New York State Gaming Commission confirmed.
“You can't claim a machine is broken because you want it to be broken. Does that mean it wasn't inspected? Does it mean it wasn't maintained,” Bookman's attorney, Alan Ripka told CNN Money. “And if so, does that mean that people that played there before had zero chance of winning?”
As part of the lawsuit, Bookman’s lawyer, Alan Ripka, says his client is due the full amount displayed, as well as damages from the casino for failing to maintain the machine and the anxiety and depression following the incident.
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Bookman is seeking at least $43 million in damages.
In a similar incident, BBC.com reported that in 2011 an 87-year old grandmother was denied a payout of $42 million by the Iowa Supreme Court. The casino, in that case, said the machine malfunctioned and offered her $1.85 based on the symbols the machine displayed at the time.
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A New York woman thought she had hit it big at a Resorts World Casino slot machine —until she was told that the near $43 million figure displayed was a technical glitch.. and was offered her a steak dinner instead of money.
Katrina Bookman visited the Queens, New York casino in late August and started playing on one of the floor's slot machines. According to the New York Daily News, the machine on which Bookman was playing flashed $42,949,642.76 and read “Printing cash ticket.” The excited mother-of-four thought she had won nearly $43 million and took a selfie video next to the machine.
“I couldn’t believe it,” Bookman told the Daily News. “My body went numb.”
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— FOX31 Denver KDVR (@KDVR) November 2, 2016When she returned to the casino Bookman recalled 'I said what did I win? Play wheel of fortune on line free. (casino rep said) You didn't win nothing,' reports ABC. The only prize the casino offered her was a steak dinner.
Representatives from the New York State Gaming Commission (which run the Queens gaming facility) were called in to tell Bookman that the machine had malfunctioned, and she was not entitled to a payout. According to the commission and the casino, any malfunction makes the game-- and any jackpot-- null and void. The slot machine was pulled from the casino floor and fixed after the incident.
“There was nothing wrong with it when I was playing the machine,” Bookman said. “How do we know when there’s a problem with it? Once I hit something, now you’re going to say it’s a problem. I totally don’t think that was fair.”
Bovada deposit fee. But a spokesman for Resorts World told FoxNews.com that the near $43 million figure flashed on the screen doesn’t tell the full story. The machine on which Bookman was playing has a maximum payout of $6,500, which the casino says is clearly advertised.
The casino also claims that before any notifications of a larger prize appeared, Bookman first printed a ticket from the machine for $2.25. The much larger figure only appeared later, after she had finished putting money into the slot.
'Upon being notified of the situation, casino personnel were able to determine that the figure displayed on the penny slot was the result of an obvious malfunction - a fact later confirmed by the New York State Gaming Commission,” said a Resorts World spokesman in a statement to FoxNews.com.
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“After explaining the circumstances to Ms. Bookman, we offered to pay her the correct amount that was shown on the printed ticket. Machine malfunctions are rare, and we would like to extend our apologies to Ms. Bookman for any inconvenience this may have caused.”
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According to Resort World, the highest slot jackpot ever recorded in any casino is $39.7 million-- and that was in a multi-property, progressive jackpot game. Still, the Queens casino, which has over 3,000 slot games, says it pays out over $50 million daily to individual winners.
But Bookman believes she was wronged and plans to sue the casino.
“She’s upset obviously,” Alan Ripka, Bookman's attorney, told the Daily News. “She thought her life and family’s life would have been changed forever.”
Ripka said he believes the casino should honor the advertised payout but Resort Worlds says that would be against New York state law gaming regulations—thus the steak dinner was offered.
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“You can’t have it both ways,” Ripka said. “They’re saying that the machine was broken. Doesn’t that mean a place can claim a machine is broken every time somebody wins?”
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On Wednesday, a spokesman for Resorts World would not confirm whether a lawsuit had been served.
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Alan Ripka was not immediately available for comment.