A New York woman thought she hit a $42.9 million slot machine jackpot earlier this year, only to learn that the game had malfunctioned, ABC reports.
Woman sues casino after officials offer steak dinner instead of $43 million winnings. Workers claimed that the machine malfunctioned, but offered her a steak dinner and $2.25. Jun 16, 2017 The Queens woman who was offered a steak dinner after staff said her $43 million win at a slot machine was the result of a glitch is suing the casino for the entire jackpot. Katrina Bookman in. Jun 17, 2017 Instead, the casino offered her a complimentary steak dinner and $2.25, the prize the casino operators claim her slot machine actually should have delivered. Bookman’s attorney, Alan Ripka, told CNN that his client turned down the steak dinner and the two bucks and change. Rather, the Queens woman filed a lawsuit against the casino on Wednesday.
Katrina Bookman even took a selfie in front of the slot machine at Resorts World Casino in New York in August that showed the winning jackpot screen behind her, the report says. But after the jackpot flashed on the screen, she was told that game had malfunctioned and she wouldn't receive the winnings.
Resorts World offered Bookman a steak dinner as a consolation prize. She declined the offer.
The New York State Gaming Commission told ABC the game was pulled from the floor and fixed after the incident.
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The commission says any malfunction makes the game null and void.