Woman Hits Million Dollar Jackpot. Casino Says it was a Malfunction.

[Chuck Sims]

$11 million slot jackpot a malfunction, casino says

Heidi Hemmat KDVR Denver
8:20 AM MDT, June 4, 2010

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CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. - MaryAnn and Jim McMahon thought their money troubles were over when they hit an $11 million jackpot at a Cripple Creek casino Tuesday. It turns out they were wrong.

The Wildwood Casino blamed a slot machine malfunction for the $11 million jackpot.

The machine was turned over to the Colorado Gaming Division for inspection.

A spokesperson says their initial investigation shows the McMahon's didn't really win the $11 million prize on June 1.

Gaming spokesperson Don Burmania said the machine failed to "reset" after the McMahon's won the $1627.82 prize.

"They actually won $1627.82," said Burmania, "The $11 million was what we call a 'reset value." It's what the jackpot would have been after the prize was claimed."

It's the second time in three months a Colorado slot machine has made a multi-million dollar mistake. In March, a machine malfunction was blamed for a $42 million dollar jackpot.

"These things rarely occur, but when it rains it pours," Burmania said.

Still, the McMahon's feel they deserve the jackpot, and are feeling some mistrust with the gaming industry.

"If you do hit a jackpot are they going to come up with another story? It's a malfunction? It's not right," Jim McMahon

[Holtgetsback]

This happens everytime someone hits a jackpot these days...

Sad what these Casinos do

[Boscoe]

these jackpot "malfunctions" seem to be happening mainly at the indian casinos.

[pavyracer]

Do they call it malfunction the other 100,000 times you play the slots and lose? How do we know the machine didn't malfunction when we don't win? And should we request the machine to be inspected for malfunction every time we don't win?

[THE PROFIT]

People who play slots are idiots, and this confirms it. In the rare occasion you do hit a jackpot they legally take it from you. What do these people need to see to understand that throwing quarters in a wishing well & wishing for money will get about the same results

[sundin4prez]

i call bullshit.... if i where the couple that are getting the jackpot taken away i would set the casino ablaze

[2Bdown]

I live in colorado and these are small time casinos. less then 1 year ago the max bet on any game was $5. Imagine sitting at a table and only being able bet $5. just recently they raised the max to $100. I dont think there is a jackpot worth more than 1 million in any of these casinos in CO

[minet123]

People who play slots are idiots, and this confirms it. In the rare occasion you do hit a jackpot they legally take it from you. What do these people need to see to understand that throwing quarters in a wishing well & wishing for money will get about the same results

excellent post from POTM
maybe the North Jersey village idiot isn't so clueless in his selection process

[Boscoe]

Has this ever happened in Vegas or AC? I just googled "slot jackpot malfunction" and the first 5 different incidents were at indian casinos.

[THE PROFIT]

excellent post from POTM
maybe the North Jersey village idiot isn't so clueless in his selection process

[stikymess]

WOW that stinks, I knew I would have called my job and quit after it hit. I'm sure they lawyered up already.